GRAND CHUTE - No one was injured after semi-truck hauling 41,000 lbs of meat caught fire in the northbound lanes of Interstate 41 near Appleton Monday morning.

The incident happened just before 6 a.m. in the area of State 15, according to the Grand Chute Fire Department.

Fire crews arrived on scene found heavy smoke and fire coming from the trailer. They were able to extinguish the flames using two engines and a water tender, the fire department said.

The northbound lanes on I-41 were shut down immediately to allow fire crews room to fight the fire, the release stated. The on-ramps to I-41 Northbound at College Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue were also shut down to help control traffic.

The stretch of highway was shut down for about four hours as the Outagamie County Highway Department cleaned up the mess.

No dollar loss estimate for the semi has been given yet, the fire department said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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