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Truck fire causes delays on Deerfoot Trail during Monday morning commute

Emergency crews respond to a smoking semi-trailer on Deerfoot Trail north of Memorial Drive on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. Global News

A semi-trailer fire caused delays for drivers on northbound Deerfoot Trail during the morning commute on Monday.

Emergency crews were called to the scene north of Memorial Drive before 6 a.m.

Firefighters blocked off two lanes of traffic while they worked to extinguish the fire, causing a significant backup for drivers heading into the downtown core.

The semi-trailer was moved off to the side of the road at around 7 a.m., allowing for one of the two closed northbound lanes to be reopened.

The remaining closed lane of Deerfoot Trail was then reopened to traffic north of Memorial Driver just before 8 a.m.

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– With files from Leslie Horton

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