Semi bursts into flame on I-15, southbound traffic closed after exit 108
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UPDATE
Southbound I-15 was still closed at exit 108 as of 11:14 p.m. Sunday, according to the Idaho State Police dispatch center, due to another accident which had occurred. The dispatcher did not provide an estimate for when it would reopen.
Bingham County Sheriff Jeff Gardner reported earlier in the evening that the Bureau of Land Management was handling “a couple-of-acre fire that they’ve got under control.” It was ignited in the sagebrush by the burning trailer.
“It (had) spread out into the lava flows there, and that’s BLM property off of the tractor-trailer,” he said.
Multiple eyewitnesses confirmed that the tractor had successfully disconnected from the burning trailer.
ORIGINAL STORY
A tractor-trailer exploded in flames Sunday south of the Shelley 108 exit on I-15.
Idaho State Police confirmed a “vehicle fire and two vehicle crash on southbound I-15 at milepost 102,” on the social media platform X. “Southbound I-15 at exit 108 has been closed. Prepare to stop, slow down or have alternate route available.”
EastIdahoNews.com will update this story as additional information becomes available.
