Tractor-trailer fire on I-40 West in Asheville causes traffic backup

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A tractor trailer on fire on I-40 West in Asheville heavily impacted the flow of traffic Friday afternoon, May 3, starting just before 3 p.m.

Viewer-submitted photos and video showed the front part of an 18-wheeler completely engulfed in flames, with the trailer parked in the shoulder of the exit ramp at exit 46-A in Buncombe County. In a video, a person could be seen standing in the grass a distance from the trailer.

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Officials closed the left lane of I-40 West a half-mile west of Exit 47 (Brevard Road).

Little information is known at this time, but News 13 is working to learn more from N.C. State Highway Patrol about the cause of the fire and whether anyone was injured.

This is a developing story. Check back at WLOS.com for further details.