Photo: North Dakota Highway Patrol

GLEN ULLIN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – North Dakota Highway Patrol troopers responded to the report of a vehicle fire on I-94 eastbound near exit 110 Tuesday morning.

Sgt. Wade Kadrmas reports that square hay bales loaded on a flat-bed trailer started on fire for an unknown reason at around 6 AM.

“The semi was unhooked from the trailer and the trailer was left on the south shoulder of the eastbound lane,” Sgt. Kadrmas explained.

Traffic was rerouted south at exit 110 on Hwy 49 toward County Road 139. The scene was cleared and traffic was able to operate along I-94 at around 12 PM.

Glen Ullin Fire Department responded to the scene. The eastbound lane had been closed since 7:45 a.m.