PLAINFIELD, Ind. – More than 40,000 pounds of cherry tomatoes were spilled onto I-70 Monday morning in Plainfield.
Firefighters said the incident happened after a semi-truck caught fire near the 53-mile marker.
The fire was extinguished shortly after, but traffic backed up on the eastbound lanes of I-70 for several hours.
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