A portion of I-15 a few miles south of the Utah-Arizona border was shut down Wednesday night after a fully loaded semitruck caught fire.
Shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters were dispatched to southbound I-15 just south of the Utah-Arizona border on a report of a semi burning near the shoulder of the roadway in Mohave County.
With the incident reported so close to the state line, both Beaver Dam-Littlefield Fire and Rescue and the St. George Fire Department responded to the blaze. By the time St. George fire crews arrived on the scene, personnel said the fully loaded semi was entirely engulfed in flames. St. George Fire Deputy Chief Brad Esplin told St. George News that fire crews initiated an aggressive attack on the fire that had breached the trailer and was burning through the load. Multiple fire trucks were called out to provide a steady supply of water — which goes fast — considering a smaller hose line can handle hundreds of gallons per minute.
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