Trailer fire on I-75 southbound near Allatoona Lake snarls afternoon traffic
Fire on I-75 near Exit 278
ACWORTH, Ga. - Interstate 75 south near the Allatoona Gateway exit (Exit 278) near the exits to Acworth was shut down for a time due to a trailer fire.
The call came in just after 1:30 p.m. to dispatchers.
Firefighters spent most of the afternoon battling the blaze.
SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene shortly after 3:30 p.m. and saw flames continuing to lick out from under the roof of the trailer. Half of the trailer appeared to have been destroyed by the blaze.
Eventually, emergency crews reopened a lane of traffic.
Northbound traffic was also snarled due to drivers slowing to take a look at the scene.
Traffic had returned to near-normal condition by 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.