By Associated Press - Thursday, December 8, 2016

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say driver fatigue is suspected in a fiery semi-truck accident that snarled traffic on Interstate 10 in Chandler.

Smoke and flames were seen pouring from a semi-truck, which appeared to be jackknifed on the freeway Wednesday afternoon.

Authorities say there were no injuries.



But the crash caused a huge backup as it brought traffic in the westbound lanes to a standstill.

By 2 p.m., three lanes of the freeway had reopened. All lanes reopened shortly before 4:30 p.m.

Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say a commercial truck tractor was pulling a semi-trailer along I-10 when the driver lost control.

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