Truck Carrying Apples Catches Fire on I-84 in Tolland

Interstate 84 East was shut down in Tolland early Friday morning after a tractor-trailer carrying apples caught fire.

Officials said the truck burst into flames around 4 a.m. between exit 68 and 69.

No injuries are reported, but the truck was destroyed.

The state Department of Consumer Protection, state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the state Department of Transportation all responded.

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