No injuries in vehicle fire on I-71 near Kenwood Towne Center

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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FIVE, all right, that's interesting. Daisy, thank you very much. A MASSIVE SEMI-TRUCK FIRE SHUT DOWN PART OF 71 FOR HOURS THIS AFTERNOON, SENDING HUGE BLACK CLOUDS OF SMOKE INTO THE AIR. THIS ALL HAPPENED AROUND 330 TODAY. LOOK AT THIS. ON 71 IN SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP, JUST NEAR THE MONTGOMERY ROAD RAMP. Firefighters said the semi-truck was full of food. I don't know where it was going. NO ONE WAS HURT. THE OPEN HIGHWAY

Breakdown: No injuries in vehicle fire on I-71 near Kenwood Towne Center

All lanes have reopened on northbound Interstate 71 in Sycamore Township following a vehicle fire Friday afternoon. The north side of the highway, as well as the Montgomery Road entrance ramp, was completely closed as crews worked to extinguish the fire. , which involved a tractor-trailer. According to Hamilton County dispatchers, neither firefighters nor civilians were injured. The first calls came in around 3 p.m. Ohio Department of Transportation cameras showed emergency crews responding near the 12.6 mile marker, just past Kenwood Towne. Center. For live traffic updates, click here. This story was organized by the WLWT Alert Desk in Hearst. Sharing brings us closer. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read it with you. The WLWT app is available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

KENWOOD, Ohio —

All lanes have reopened on northbound Interstate 71 in Sycamore Township following a vehicle fire Friday afternoon.

The north side of the highway, as well as the Montgomery Road on-ramp, was completely closed as crews worked to extinguish the fire, which involved a tractor-trailer.

According to Hamilton County dispatchers, neither firefighters nor civilians were injured.

The first calls came in around 3 p.m. Ohio Department of Transportation cameras showed emergency crews responding near the 12.6 mile marker, just past the Kenwood Towne Center.

For live traffic updates, click here.

This story was organized by the WLWT Alert Desk in Hearst.

Sharing brings us closer. If this story happened near you, share this article with friends in your area using the WLWT mobile app so they can read it with you. The WLWT app is available for free in The Apple App Store and on Google game.