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Truck fire shuts down northbound Interstate 35 Monday afternoon for several hours

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MCLENNAN COUNTY, Texas (KXXV) — A truck fire shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 near Bellmead and Waco Monday afternoon.

The fire happened around 1:30 p.m. Waco Police and Fire were on scene, as well as Bellmead Police.

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Bellmead Police say there were no injuries. The roadway partially reopened around 3:45 p.m. with traffic control, but the fire caused traffic delays and backups for hours. The freeway was fully reopened around 5 p.m.

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