Tractor-trailer fire near I-85

The driver of a tractor-trailer truck loaded with mini-blinds noticed smoke coming from the trailer and pulled to the side of I-85 late yesterday afternoon in Oconee County. The driver disconnected the trailer at exit 4. Fire fighters from Fair Play and Double Springs arrived to find the trailer in flames and were able to put a stop to the fire in 15 minutes. No one was hurt.