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Semi-truck full of watermelons catches fire, causing road closure on Interstate 10

Published May 25, 2025 2:11pm MST

(Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)

TEMPE, Ariz. - A semi-truck loaded with watermelons caught on fire on Interstate 10 in Tempe on Sunday morning.

The crash caused a road closure for westbound lanes near Southern Avenue on May 25.

Interstate 10 has since been reopened.

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Most traffic flow was diverted to new CD lanes constructed during the Broadway Curve Improvement Project.

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