Salado, TX : 18-wheeler crash shuts down I-35 in Salado early Thursday morning, March 24, 2016

A crash involving an 18-wheeler shut down I-35 in Salado early Thursday morning.

A FedEx truck going southbound on I-35 in Salado near Thomas Arnold Road crashed into several concrete barriers and then caught on fire, according to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson Trooper D.L. Wilson.

It happened around 2:20 a.m.

An emergency worker at the scene told News Channel 25 the 18-wheeler, which was pulling a double trailer, first collided with another 18-wheeler and then crashed into the concrete barriers. The crash ruptured the truck's fuel cell, causing the trailers to catch on fire, Wilson said.

A trainee driver and a senior driver were inside the cab at the time of the incident, Wilson said. Both are doing OK.

The southbound and northbound lanes in that area were closed for hours while crews tried to put out the fire. The trailers were on fire for more than four hours.

Hazmat crews arrived on the scene to clean up the wreckage.

Both lanes reopened around 10:30 a.m.

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18-wheeler crash shuts down I-35 in Salado