ATLANTA (AP) — Around 20 tons (18,000 kilograms) of chicken were roasted on a highway near Atlanta when a tractor-trailer caught fire.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced on Twitter that all southbound lanes on Interstate 285 in Cobb County reopened just before 7 a.m. Tuesday, around three hours after the fire started.
The truck's driver, Micesh Kamal, told WSB-TV that the chicken was bound for California from Georgia. He pulled over when he saw smoke and opened the back of the truck to find flames in every direction. Kamal says he was not injured.
The chickens were frozen in cases, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Cobb County fire and police blocked most of the interstate as they put out the fire. Authorities didn't describe the cause or identify the companies involved.
All lanes are open at I-285 SB at S Cobb Drive where a tractor trailer crashed and spilled 40,000 pounds of chicken onto the road. Crews are now on the shoulder continuing with clean up. Watch for delays. pic.twitter.com/i4BjpJE2iL
— Georgia DOT (@GADeptofTrans) February 26, 2019
