Semi Truck & Trailer Fire Reported On Interstate 84 Tuesday Afternoon

Shortly after 1:15 PM Tuesday Afternoon a semi truck and trailer hauling wooden pallets caught on fire on Eastbound Interstate 84 near the Rest Area between Twin Falls and Jerome. The semi fire caught a small area of grass and brush on fire alongside the interstate. Fire crews from the Jerome Rural Fire Department quickly got the fire under control. The Idaho State Police temporarily reduced traffic to one lane on Eastbound Interstate 84 but by 1:45 PM both lanes were reopened and traffic was flowing normally on the freeway.