Garbage Truck Fire Spreads To Grass Near Burleson

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JOHNSON COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) - Southbound I-35 W just south of the Burleson city limits reopened at Highway 917 South around 5:45 p.m. Monday.

A garbage truck caught fire around 2:30 p.m.

That fire then spread to the grass.

Fire crews were able to put out the flames, but traffic backed up for miles.

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