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Traffic backed up after semi fire on Highway 2

Northbound Highway 2 traffic is reduced to one lane after a semi trailer caught fire two kilometers north of 338 Avenue this morning.
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A semi-trailer caught fire on Highway 2 north of 338 Avenue in Foothills County on July 7.

Northbound traffic on Highway 2 is facing delays after a semi caught on fire this morning. 

Officials responded to calls of a semi-trailer in flames about two kilometres north of 338 Avenue on Highway 2 just after 10 a.m. Thursday. 

As of 10:45 a.m., the fire had been extinguished, although traffic on the highway is reduced to one lane, causing significant back-ups. 

RCMP said lane closures will affect traffic for a few hours, although a second lane on the three-lane highway will be opened as soon as possible.

No injuries have been reported at this time. 

More information will be added to this story as it becomes available. 

 

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