Traffic backed up on I-470 in Lee's Summit because of truck fire

A tractor-trailer caught fire Tuesday afternoon on eastbound I-470 near Pryor Road, causing a traffic backup.Heavy flames and thick smoke poured from the tractor-trailer about 12:45 p.m. It took firefighters about a half-hour later to put the fire out.The Missouri Highway Patrol said the truck driver pulled to the shoulder and got out as the fire started. No injuries were reported.One lane of eastbound traffic is getting by the fire.

A tractor-trailer caught fire Tuesday afternoon on eastbound I-470 near Pryor Road, causing a traffic backup.

Heavy flames and thick smoke poured from the tractor-trailer about 12:45 p.m. It took firefighters about a half-hour later to put the fire out.




The Missouri Highway Patrol said the truck driver pulled to the shoulder and got out as the fire started.





No injuries were reported.

One lane of eastbound traffic is getting by the fire.