Creola I-65 fire: Semi-truck blaze causes traffic delays

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the crash location. We regret the error.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A semi-truck caught fire this morning on I-65 in Creola.

What led to a semi-truck’s fiery crash on I-10 in Mobile, according to officials

A tanker truck was hauling discarded vegetable oil in the southbound lanes just before 10 a.m. when its cab caught fire, News 5 has learned.

The Saraland Fire-Rescue Department responded to the incident.

The driver escaped unharmed; the truck was parked on the interstate shoulder just south of the Dolly Parton Bridge…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS