Semitruck carrying diapers starts fire near Basin

UPDATE, 2:30 p.m. July 23: Firefighting crews from local volunteer agencies, Butte, the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and the U.S. Forest Service were mopping up the fire on Friday afternoon. The truck, which Jefferson City Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bud Siderits wrote in an email was carrying diapers, had been heavily damaged by flames and was sitting on the shoulder of the interstate. One northbound lane was clear for traffic.

Information about the driver’s condition, or what led to the fire, was not immediately available.

Original story, 1:30 p.m. July 23: