Photos: Truckload of Hay Catches Fire, Shutting Down Interstate 5 Off-Ramp
A firefighter watches as crews work to clear the roadway following a hay truck fire which ended on the southbound milepost 71 off-ramp for Interstate 5 on Thursday. Lewis County Fire District 5 responded. The off-ramp was closed for several hours as firefighters extinguished the fire.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Lewis County Fire District 5 responds to the scene of a hay truck fire Thursday on the southbound milepost 71 off ramp for Interstate 5.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Emergency crews look on as hay burns in and around the roadway on the southbound milepost 71 off ramp for Interstate 5 on Thursday. No one was injured during the blaze.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Lewis County Fire District 5 maneuvers in a field while responding to the scene of a hay truck fire Thursday on the southbound milepost 71 off ramp for Interstate 5.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Smoke and flames rise as crews work to clear the roadway following a hay truck fire which ended on the southbound milepost 71 off ramp for Interstate 5 on Thursday.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
A firefighter walks by a pile of hay in the roadway following a hay truck fire which ended on the southbound milepost 71 off ramp for Interstate 5 on Thursday.
Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com
Flames rise under a wheel as crews work to clear the roadway following a hay truck fire which ended on the southbound milepost 71 off ramp for Interstate 5 on Thursday.