KENDLETON, Texas – Highway 59 at FM 2910 in Wharton County was closed for hours in both directions Monday after an oil tar truck caught fire.
The fire was reported just before 9 a.m.
The lanes reopened around 5:15 p.m.
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According to the Wharton County Constable's Office Precinct 2, two people were taken to Oakbend Medical Center. Injuries were not immediately known.
Firefighters put the flames out just before 9:30 as the fire threatened a nearby gas tanker truck.
Investigators said no one was inside the truck at the time of the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
WCCO2 is currently out on a MVC on U.S. 59 at CR 212, two tankers involved with fire....
Posted by Wharton County Constable's Office - Precinct 2 on Monday, July 9, 2018