Truck fire backs up I-95 traffic in Delray Beach

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Photographer: WPTV
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Semi-truck fire blocks parts of I-95


Photographer: WPTV
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An 18-wheeler was on fire on southbound I-95 at the Atlantic on-ramp.  
Photographer: YouReporter Lane
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Posted: 01/19/2012

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - A truck fire backed up I-95 traffic southbound in Delray Beach at Exit 52 Atlantic Ave before the noon hour.

Traffic was backed up to Boynton Beach Boulevard.

According to YouReporter Lane an 18-wheeler caught fire at the Atlantic on-ramp.  The I-95 southbound exit ramp to Atlantic Avenue was also closed for a time according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

The fire has since been put out, but the cab sustained substantial damage.

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