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Truckload Of Canned Tuna Up In Smoke ff

1 April 2013 United States

Holiday travelers and spring breakers heading toward Florida early Friday faced big delays after a truckload of canned tuna caught fire on I-75 in Clayton County.

The truck was hauling 40,000 pounds of canned tuna. It caught fire around 6 a.m.

No injuries were reported, but authorities blocked all but one lane of I-75 for more than an hour, jamming traffic.

A large percentage of the traffic on I-75 before daybreak Friday corresponded to vehicles from out-of-state as motorists got a head-start on the holiday weekend.