No injuries reported, Trans-Canada Highway now reopened
RCMP say a semi-trailer caught on fire while driving on Highway 1 near Deacons Corner Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported. (Trevor Brine/CBC)
Part of the Trans-Canada Highway near Deacons Corner was closed Tuesday morning after a semi-trailer caught on fire.
RCMP were called about the fire at about 5:10 a.m.
The cause of the fire appears to have been a burning tire on the trailer, an RCMP spokesperson said.
The truck was able to disengage and didn’t catch fire, and no one was injured, the spokesperson said.
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The eastbound lanes of the highway between Deacons Corner and the Red River Floodway Bridge were closed for a few hours Tuesday morning while crews cleaned up the scene. They were reopened just after 9 a.m.