18-wheeler fire shuts down I-35S in Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — An 18-wheeler on fire has closed all lanes of I-35 southbound in Georgetown from Highway 195 to Williams Drive. That’s near mile marker 261.
Around 2 a.m. the driver heard a pop and pulled over to the shoulder, according to Georgetown Fire Department. He got out and looked underneath and saw the engine was on fire, and it quickly spread to the rest of the semi-truck.
The 18-wheeler is hauling tires so police say “it’s a tenuous situation.&r