(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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Leiker is the principal of Lawrenceburg High School.
The incident remains under investigation.
Pictured: Owen Eldridge, Renee’ Lecher, Kate Weber, and Josie Wolfe.
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