Truck carrying frozen chicken catches fire on I-20
Truck carrying frozen chicken catches fire in Mesquite
A truck loaded with frozen chicken is a loss after it caught fire and shut down a major DFW highway.
MESQUITE, Texas - A truck carrying frozen chicken caught fire late Wednesday night in Mesquite.
The driver pulled over on Interstate 20 near Lawson Street and sprayed a fire extinguisher on the engine. But he couldn’t stop a fire from spreading.
The truck was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
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Parts of I-20 were shut down for several hours while crews worked to clean up the incident.
No one was hurt.