AUBURN (CBS13) – A big rig that caught fire is causing a mess on westbound Interstate 80 in the Auburn area Tuesday morning.
The incident started just before midnight just west of the Foresthill Road off-ramp.
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For an unknown reason, a big rig hauling alfalfa caught fire.
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