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Semitrailer catches fire on I-70 while descending from the tunnels

Summit Fire & EMS crews responded to a semitrailer fire on westbound Interstate 70 on the afternoon of April 12. The truck was coming down from the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels before its trailer caught fire, causing traffic to back up on the highway. 

Semitrailer catches fire on I-70 while descending from the tunnels

Damaged semi-truck with burnt trailer on the side of the road.