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.

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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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