Westbound traffic on I-80 was backed up three-quarters of the way from the mouth of Parleys Canyon to Kimball Junction at 2 p.m. due to a semitrailer-tractor rig fire in the morning, according to the Utah Department of Transportation.
UDOT said to expect long delays for the next couple of hours. Reportedly, the brakes of the big rig caught fire near the Foothill Drive exit around 11:15 a.m.
According to KSL, the truck was hauling frozen food, a small fire on the hillside was quickly extinguished, the driver was able to unhook from the semitrailer, which was a complete loss, and there were no injuries.