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
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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An 18-wheeler was on fire on southbound I-95 at the Atlantic on-ramp.  
Photographer: YouReporter Lane
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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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.

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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