All lanes of eastbound Interstate 30 were closed at Belt Line Road in Grand Prairie due to an 18-wheeler fire.
Eastbound Interstate 30 was reopened after an 18-wheeler fire forced authorities to close all lanes at Belt Line Road in Grand Prairie Monday.
Grand Prairie police tweeted late Monday that the eastbound side of I-30 would be "closed for an extended time" as crews worked to extinguish the fire. Eastbound traffic was being diverted at the President George Bush Turnpike.
TRAFFIC ALERT: EB IH-30 closed at Belt Line Road due to an 18-wheeler Fire. No injuries, HWY expected to be closed for an extended time. — Grand Prairie Police (@GrandPrairiePD) February 10, 2015
Authorities opened one eastbound lane early Tuesday morning, but closed it again at about 5:30 a.m. so crews could remove the truck. Grand Prairie police said they opened all lanes at about 5:45 a.m.
No injuries were reported in the fire, and officials have not said what led to the fire or what the truck may have been hauling.
