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Car carrier on fire on I-80 in Cass County

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December 29th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

(Update) Firefighters from Adair, Anita and Wiota were called to the 73 mile marker of Interstate 80 eastbound Friday night, where a semi trailer hauling cars caught fire near Adair. The incident was reported at around 6:53-p.m.

According to dispatch reports and firefighters at the scene, the flames were spreading quickly to the vehicles being transported on the carrier, and several were fully engulfed in flames by the time the first crews arrived on the scene.

No injuries were reported, and no other details are currently available.