Pickup truck hauling hay catches fire; I-64 West back open

UPDATE 3/21/23 @ 4:55 p.m.

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Interstate 64 West is back open late Tuesday afternoon after a pickup truck hauling hay caught fire near the weigh station in Putnam County, our crew at the scene said.

No injuries were reported.

Crews from Teays Valley, Eleanor, Hurricane, and Nitro volunteer fire departments have been on the scene. The fire sparked a brush fire on a nearby hillside.

Keep checking the WSAZ app for the latest.

ORIGINAL STORY

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The westbound lanes of I-64 were shut down on Tuesday near the weigh station in Putnam County following a vehicle fire.

Dispatchers confirm a pickup truck hauling hay caught fire.

Dispatchers say all westbound lanes have been closed by emergency crews.

Fire crews from Teays Valley, Eleanor, Hurricane, and Nitro are all on scene.

No injuries have been reported.

Further information has not been released.

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