ATLANTA — UPDATE: All lanes have reopened, though backup still stretches back as many as eight miles and will take some time to normalize.
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All lanes are still closed following a firey accident involving a semi-truck traveling northbound along I-285.
Atlanta Fire Rescue Department said the truck was carrying 18 pallets of liquid latex when it became fully engulfed in flames while traveling on the interstate near Arthur Langford Parkway Monday night.
11Alive's Traffic Expert, Crash Clark, said for drivers to take the connecter north through downtown and exit I-20 West.
Last night around 10 p.m., three lanes were blocked off. Traffic was moving slowly through one lane.
Authorities did not say if anyone was hurt or when the scene would clear.
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