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Tractor-trailer fire closes I-80 in Hubbard

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — A semi-trailer full of cheese crackers caught fire about 3:40 a.m. Tuesday in the eastbound lane of Interstate 80 near the Hubbard exit.

Both lanes eastbound were closed for a little over an hour while crews from the Eagle Joint Fire District fought the blaze. One lane was reopened shortly before 5 a.m., according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The driver of the semi was able to unhook his cab from the trailer, which was destroyed, reports state.

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