A trailer hauling 40,000 pounds of frozen chicken goes up in flames on a local freeway Thursday.

EL CAJON (CBS 8/CNS) - A truck hauling a load of frozen chicken caught fire on Interstate 8 in El Cajon early Thursday.

The tractor-trailer went up in flames in the westbound lanes near Mollison Avenue around 1:15 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver immediately pulled over and was not injured, police said.

Responding firefighting vehicles blocked two westbound freeway lanes for a time, but they were cleared around 5:40 a.m., according to the CHP and Caltrans.