IROQUOIS COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) -- Part of Interstate 57 closed for about two hours in Iroquois County Monday evening while authorities responded to a semi-truck fire.

Around 5:40 p.m., Illinois State Police announced that troopers were handling a semi-truck fire on I-57 near milepost 300, just south of Chebanse. I-57 southbound lanes were closed in the area and traffic was rerouted at the Chebanse exit until the truck and debris could be removed.

At the time, State Police said the closures were expected to last several hours. Just after 7:30 p.m., however, State Police announced that the roadway was back open.

WCIA reached out to the Illinois State Police to find out more, but did not immediately receive a response back.

This is a developing story.

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