Traffic has cleared after an 18-wheeler caught fire on the Hardy Toll Road Monday morning and caused backups for drivers in north Harris County.
Lt. Terry Garza with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said, at one point, the 18-wheeler was fully engulfed in flames on the right shoulder of the Hardy Toll Road southbound at Cypress Creek/FM 1960.
At about 10:45 a.m., Houston TranStar cameras showed white smoke still billowing out of the truck and across multiple lanes. SkyEye flew over the area, where you could see the heavily burned truck. As of 1:40 p.m., TranStar cameras showed all lanes had been reopened and the crash had been cleared…