LEWISVILLE, Texas — An 18-wheeler caught fire after a crash ruptured its gas tank on Interstate 35E in Lewisville on Wednesday morning, police said.
The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-35E near the Garden Ridge exit, just south of the Lewisville Lake bridge.
Police said a truck hauling home goods crashed into an outside retaining wall and caught fire when the gas tank ruptured. The driver was able to get out of the big rig and was not injured. Police had to shut down the Garden Ridge exit while crews responded to the fire.
Drivers were getting by in the left lane of the highway, but debris on the exit ramp on the right two lanes was delaying traffic. Lewisville firefighters responded to the crash and were putting out the flames around 8 a.m.
A hazmat crew was also called to the scene because of the fuel that spilled during the crash. Crews were awaiting a wrecker to haul away the truck.
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