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No injuries reported in early morning big rig fire on U.S. 95/I-11 near downtown

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A vehicle fire affected traffic early Monday morning.

A tractor-trailer truck was on fire in the northbound lanes of I-11/U.S. 95 at the area of Eastern Avenue.

Officials diverted traffic in the northbound lanes off the freeway onto Charleston Boulevard, backing up traffic as far back as Boulder Highway as of about 6 a.m.

The trailer was loaded with trash from the Henderson area and was on its way to the city dump, according to Nevada State Police Highway Patrol.

No injuries were reported, but it is still unknown how the fire started.

Lanes reopened before morning rush hour traffic.