Brake fire heavily damages tractor-trailer on I-85 in Banks County

Holiday traffic northbound on Interstate 85 was stopped for an hour New Year’s Eve while Banks County emergency personnel extinguished a truck fire.

At 12:33 a.m. Thursday, units from Banks County Fire/EMS responded to I-85 at mile marker 151 north of Banks Crossing to a reported vehicle fire, said Banks County Fire/EMS Chief Steve Nichols.

“Upon arrival, they found a tractor-trailer with 50% involvement to the tractor and the trailer,” Nichols said. “The fire started around the rear brake area of the tractor-trailer. The fire was quickly extinguished with heavy damage to the unit.”

Nichols said the hazardous condition closed the interstate for about an hour.

No injuries were reported.

This tractor-trailer truck was heavily damaged by a fire on Interstate 85 north of Banks Crossing on New Year's Eve.

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