Truck fire kills cattle, backs up traffic on I-15

A ample motortruck hauling cattle caught occurrence connected Interstate 15 aboriginal Thursday successful Las Vegas, sidesplitting immoderate cattle and causing large postulation delays for commuters.

Nevada Highway Patrol spokeswoman Ashlee Wellman said the livestock hauling conveyance caught occurrence successful the southbound lanes of I-15, conscionable northbound of U.S. Highway 95, sometime astir 6 a.m. The operator was hauling cattle.

“(I-15) southbound volition beryllium unopen down periodically arsenic we unload the cattle into different truck,” Wellman said. “The origin of the occurrence is chartless astatine this clip and nary different vehicles were involved.”

The operator was not injured “but a fewer cattle person been pronounced deceased,” Wellman said.

The occurrence was causing large postulation backups successful the southbound lanes of I-15. Motorists were advised to find alternate routes.

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