(Sparta, Ky.) – Interstate 71 in Gallatin County had to be shut down Tuesday morning after a truck hauling cars caught fire.
The trailer of the truck went up in flames at about 7:00 a.m. near the Sparta/Kentucky Speedway exit.
Many of the Toyotas on the trailer were destroyed.
Firefighters said nobody was hurt.
I-71 was shut down for over an hour during the cleanup of the truck fire.
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The 100-year-old left high school at the age of 18 to join the U.S. Navy.
The crash occurred near the Indiana/Ohio State Line.
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The IU commit was on fire on Wednesday night.
The record was set at Wednesday night's quad meet in Vevay.
