Westbound I-90 reopens after semi-truck fire near Cle Elum, WA
CLE ELUM, Wash. - Westbound Interstate 90 near Cle Elum has reopened after a semi-truck caught fire Thursday morning.
Semi-truck fire on westbound I-90 near Cle Elum
(WSDOT)
What we know:
The Washington State Department of Transportation’s Snoqualmie Pass account posted an alert on social media at 6:24 a.m., sharing multiple photos of a destroyed commercial truck being broken apart by an excavator.
(WSDOT)
Drivers were detoured onto U.S. Route 97 as crews cleared the roadway and assessed bridge damage.
All lanes of the freeway reopened around noon. The closure lasted about six hours.
What we don't know:
The cause of the fire remains unknown.
(WSDOT)
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Washington State Department of Transportation.
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