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UPDATE: Tire possible cause of tractor trailer fire on I-20

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UPDATE: Henderson County State Trooper James Zapata tells CBS 19 that he believes the tire on the tractor trailer played a role in it catching on fire Wednesday night.
 
Trooper Zapata said no one was injured in the accident.
VAN ZANDT COUNTY (KYTX) - A tractor trailer caught fire on I-20 in Van Zandt County Wednesday night.  
 
DPS along with the Van Zandt County Fire Marshal were at the scene. Fire crews from Wills Point, Elmo, and College Mound responded to help put out the fire, which burned for several hours. The Van Zandt Constables Office says the truck was loaded with 60" flat screen TVs.
 
No word yet on what may have caused the fire.

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