Traffic came to a halt on Interstate 70 on Tuesday evening following a blaze involving a semi-truck near the Missouri River Bridge, as reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Boone County Joint Communications issued an alert about the incident at 8:55 p.m.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F Twitter account stated, “Troopers are investigating a tractor trailer fire on westbound I-70, on the west end of the Missouri River Bridge, just inside Cooper County. Both westbound lanes are blocked and traffic is being diverted north onto Route BB at the 115 MM.”

(Picture provided by Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F’s X account)