Tractor-trailer full of paper towels catches fire on I-90 in Willoughby (video)

A tractor-trailer full of paper towels caught fire along I-90 in Willoughby.
A tractor-trailer full of paper towels caught fire along I-90 in Willoughby.(Willoughby Fire Department)
Updated: Mar. 21, 2021 at 9:34 PM EDT

WILLOUGHBY, Ohio (WOIO) - A tractor-trailer hauling a load of paper towels caught fire on I-90 eastbound in Willoughby Sunday.

The incident occurred near the Kirtland Road underpass, according to a Facebook post by Willoughby Fire Department, which responded to the fire.

Traffic was backed up while fire crews and a towing company cleared the scene.

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