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Guelph police investigate fire in transport truck trailer carrying cardboard

Emergency crews were called to Clair Road near Poppy Drive at around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday for reports of a transport truck on fire.  . Guelph police

Guelph police are trying to figure out how a transport truck filled with cardboard went up in flames on Tuesday morning.

Emergency crews were called to Clair Road near Poppy Drive at around 7:30 a.m. for reports of a truck on fire.

Police said in a news release that the truck was hauling thousands of pounds of cardboard when the driver noticed smoke coming from the back of the trailer and pulled over.

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The Guelph Fire Department extinguished the flames, but police said the cardboard suffered extensive damage.

No injuries were reported.

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The eastbound lanes of Clair Road between Poppy Drive and Gosling Gardens were closed until 4:30 p.m. for the cleanup.

The incident is now under investigation by Guelph police’s traffic unit.

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