DURHAM (WTVD) -- A large truck fire in the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Durham County near the Streets at Southpoint mall stalled traffic Friday afternoon.
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Pictures from ABC11 Eyewitness viewers showed the cab of the truck was fully involved in flames.
The truck was stopped on the shoulder just feet from a new pedestrian bridge for the American Tobacco Trail, but the bridge was not damaged.
It wasn't clear what started the fire, but there were no reports of injuries.
As of 3:45 p.m., the incident was still affecting traffic. But by 5:30 p.m., all lanes of I-40 westbound were reopened.
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