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TRAFFIC | Lanes closed on I-285 in DeKalb due to tractor trailer fire

It happened a little after 8 a.m. just past Moreland Avenue.
Credit: GDOT

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — UPDATE: As of 9:30 a.m., there are still only two left lanes open as crews work to make repairs on the interstate following the fire.

Original story below

Multiple lanes are closed Wednesday morning on I-285 West in DeKalb County following a tractor trailer fire.

It happened a little after 8 a.m. just past Moreland Avenue.

The Georgia Department of Transportation 511 website estimated a clear time of 8:40 a.m. As of 8:30 a.m., cameras showed traffic moving through two left lanes around the situation.

Traffic maps showed delays stretching back past Bouldercrest Road.

It was not clear if there were serious injuries involved in the incident.

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