I-20 back open after being shut down for hours after tractor-trailer caught on fire

ATLANTA — A tractor-trailer fire has shut down Interstate 20 westbound at Fulton Industrial Boulevard.

The interstate closed down just before 6 p.m.

Video from Georgia Department of Transportation cameras shows the tractor-trailer engulfed in flames.

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According to Triple Team Traffic, all lanes of I-20 westbound were back open as of 10 p.m. and the scene has been cleared.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to officials for additional information but has not heard back yet.

There is no word on injuries or what caused the fire.

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