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SB I-35 closed after tractor-trailer catches on fire (in Austin near Oltorf)
2:15 p.m. update: A tractor-trailer that caught fire on the 1900 block of southbound South Interstate 35 Monday morning appears to have been caused by a mechanical malfunction, an Austin Fire Department official said.
Firefighters hosed down the truck, which was carrying pork bellies, but officials expect the interstate to remain closed for several more hours.
Two southbound lanes could open by 4 p.m., officials said.
No humans were injured in the incident but one of the driver’s dogs died in the fire, officials said.
More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/sb-i-35-closed-after-tractor-trailer-catches-on-fi/nYS6s/ .
