Reported semi fire leads to I-80 traffic tie-up near West Branch

Lang
6/10/22

A reported semi fire backed up traffic on Interstate 80 near West Branch Friday afternoon.

Johnson County deputies and other first responders were sent to westbound I-80 west of the West Branch exit just before 1:15 Monday afternoon. The Johnson County Joint Emergency Communications Center web site lists the call as fire-related, and witnesses tell KCJJ they could see a semi on fire as they drove by.

There were no reported injuries. No other information has been released.