Perfume and Candle Truck Fire Shuts Down I-70
Fire crews from Highland, Marine, Grantfork, Greenville and St. Jacob answered a fully engulfed truck fire Wednesday afternoon, June 10, 2026, near the 32-mile marker.
HIGHLAND - A semi truck and trailer hauling candles and perfume caught fire on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, on Interstate 70 near the 32-mile marker in Highland, shutting down the interstate for more than two hours as multiple fire departments responded, according to the Highland-Pierron Fire Department.“What may go down in history as ‘the best smelling fire’ was a semi truck and trailer on Interstate 70 near the 32-mile marker that was hauling candles and perfume,” the High...
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