Diaper ash: truck carrying baby supplies burns near Basin

A semitruck traveling northbound on Interstate 15 caught fire between Bernice and Basin on Friday morning, starting a grass fire adjacent to the interstate and delaying traffic as firefighters from a variety of agencies extinguished the truck and the small brush fire.

The driver was not injured.

According to a 10:55 a.m. Facebook post from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the truck and trailer were “fully engulfed,” and the agency encouraged motorists to “please avoid the area and expect delays.”