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Photos: Truck fire blocks I-85 N

The identity and condition of the truck’s driver were not immediately available. JOHN SPINK@AJC.COM

Some of the truck's cargo melted in the blaze. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A truck driver suffered burns early Tuesday when his tractor-trailer caught fire alongside a DeKalb County interstate. JOHN SPINK@AJC.COM

The four right lanes of I-85 northbound were blocked for more than an hour, and at 6 a.m., two of those lanes remained blocked. All lanes were opened about 6:15. JOHN SPINK@AJC.COM

According to the state Department of Transportation, the truck was hauling 36,000 pounds of chewing gum additives. JOHN SPINK@AJC.COM

The truck fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. on I-85 northbound just south of Pleasantdale Road. JOHN SPINK@AJC.COM

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The identity and condition of the truck’s driver were not immediately available. JOHN SPINK@AJC.COM

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