FHP: Truck Carrying Cocoa Catches Fire On I-95

Ormond Beach, FL – Two females escape a semi-truck fire uninjured early Monday morning. Florida Highway Patrol says a call for help went out around 1:00 a.m. and sent troopers just south of Exit 265 for Granada Boulevard. There they found the trailer of a semi-truck on fire with two female occupants, who remain unidentified. <p #TRAFFICALERT: A vehicle fire on southbound I-95 at Exit 265 for Granada Blvd/SR 40 has three lanes closed, traffic moving past the scene via the shoulder now.Expect heavy delays and seek an alternate route. pic.twitter.com/MgcjinfxfG— News Daytona Beach (@NewsDaytonaBch) April 18, 2022 Troopers say the truck was filled with bags of cocoa and caught fire for an unknown reason. For most of the morning, southbound I-95 was down to just one lane. By 8:00, troopers had reopened two of the inside lanes as crews continued to clean up the scene. It’s unknown when the road will fully reopen.