Burning truck along I-10 in west El Paso snarled eastbound freeway traffic for hours

A semi-truck that went up in flames and was burning along Interstate 10 on El Paso’s west side produced heavy black smoke that could be seen for quite a distance by motorists and snarled traffic for the evening commute until about 7:45 p.m.

The late afternoon fire occurred along the freeway eastbound at Executive Center.

Police and fire officials closed all eastbound lanes at one point, backing up traffic to Sunland Park; it would be nearly three hours before all lanes reopened and traffic began flowing normally. (See below for update tweets from EPPD.)

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I-10 East @ Executive Center, Vehicle fire, FINAL, all lanes open, backup to Resler.

— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) June 29, 2019 I-10 East @ Executive Center, Vehicle fire, UPDATE 3, left lane open and right two lanes remain closed, backup to Sunland Park, Clearing Time 2 Hours, Alt Rte.

— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) June 28, 2019 I-10 East @ Executive Center, Vehicle fire, UPDATE 2, All Lanes Remain Closed, Use Alternate Exit, Backup To Vista Hill, Clearing Time 2 Hours, Alt Rte.

— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) June 28, 2019 I-10 East @ Executive Center, Vehicle fire, Right two lanes closed, Backup to Buena Vista, Clearing time 2 Hr.

— EL PASO POLICE DEPT (@EPPOLICE) June 28, 2019