A semi-truck full of toilet paper caught on fire on southbound I-5 Saturday around noon.
The semi-truck pulled off to the side of the road, but smoke from the fire slowed traffic in the area.
Kern County Fire Department went and put the fire out.
Semi-truck fire slows traffic on SB I-5
A semi-truck full of toilet paper caught on fire on the side of the road of SB I-5 around noon Saturday.
Bakersfield, CA
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