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Tractor trailer fire slows down traffic on I-70

Tractor trailer fire slows traffic on I-70
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Tractor trailer fire slows traffic on I-70

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A tractor trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon around 1:00 p.m. near the St. Charles Lake of the Woods exit on I-70.

Both westbound lanes of I-70 near the exit were closed due to the vehicle fire. One lane opened up a short time later. 

Brad Frazier, with the Columbia Fire Department, said the cab portion and part of the trailer caught fire.

Frazier said the driver did exit safely.

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