I-70 Closes in Hancock County After Vehicle Fire

Semi-Truck Fire Closes I-70 in Hancock County

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. — All lanes of Interstate 70 in Greenfield were closed Thursday morning due to a vehicle fire. The Indiana Department of Transportation said a semi-truck carrying lithium-ion batteries caught on fire near State Road 9 just before 10 a.m. According to the Hancock County 911 Center, batteries were leaking acid onto the road. Eastbound lanes of the interstate were shut down first, with westbound lanes closing at around 10:30 a.…

I-70 closes in Hancock County after vehicle fire

HANCOCK COUNTY, Ind. -- A vehicle fire closed a stretch of I-70 in Hancock County Thursday morning. According to an alert from the Indiana Department of Transportation citing the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, eastbound I-70 is closed near Greenfield. A later alert indicated westbound lanes were also closed and traffic was being diverted off at [...]

Eastbound I-70 in Greenfield closed due to semi-truck fire carrying 32K pounds of lithium-ion batteries

The fire on I-70, near State Road 9 in Greenfield, started shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21.