Intense container truck fire shuts down most of I-610 N at Ella Blvd

HOUSTON – A container truck crashed and caught fire, shutting down all but one lane northbound on I-610 at Ella Blvd. Wednesday morning.

The accident happened around 10 a.m., although we don’t know exactly what caused the truck to turn over.

Firefighters hosed everything down and now the investigation and cleanup is underway.

This is a developing story, we’ll have more information as we get it.

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