DUNN, N.C. (WTVD) — A tractor-trailer fire early Sunday shut down I-95 northbound near mile markers 73 and 74, causing major traffic delays and a hazardous materials response, officials said.
Dunn Emergency Services said crews were dispatched at 2:15 a.m., but construction barriers and stopped traffic slowed access. Firefighters reached the scene at 2:24 a.m. and found the truck fully engulfed. Additional tanker trucks from Benson, Meadow and Plain View were called for water supply.
The truck’s diesel tanks-holding an estimated 120 to 240 gallons-ruptured, sending fuel and suppression water into a creek that feeds McLamb’s Pond. Officials said it remains unclear how much fuel burned versus entered the waterway. The Harnett County Fire Marshal and Emergency Management responded to assist.
The driver suffered a hand injury but was able to walk. The truck was hauling frozen food.
I-95 northbound remains closed at Exit 73, with drivers routed onto U.S. 421 and U.S. 301 to reenter the interstate at Exit 75.
Crews are still extinguishing hot spots, handling fuel runoff, repairing roughly 300 feet of damaged concrete barriers and removing the truck and cargo.
N.C. State Highway Patrol Trooper C. McIntosh is investigating.
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