DAYTON — Smoke filled the highway as a semi-trailer caught fire in Dayton Friday afternoon.
Around 5:15 p.m. Dayton firefighters were called to westbound US-35 at Smithville Road to reports of a semi-trailer on fire, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.
Dispatch notes indicate that the semi ran over the mattress which caught fire under the mattress and spread to the semi.
Firefighters on the scene told our News Center 7 crew that the fire started in the brake lines, spread to the fuel tanks then the trailer.
The trailer was a FedEx trailer carrying multiple packages.
>> PHOTOS: Smoke fills highway due to US-35 semi fire in Dayton
No injuries have been reported.
Westbound lanes were shutdown for over 5 hours, they have since been reopened.
We will continue following this story and update as new information is released.
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