TRAFFIC RED ALERT: I-285 shut down for tractor-trailer fire

A tractor-trailer fire has shut down all lanes of Interstate 285 southbound in DeKalb County.

Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields reports the crash happened Tuesday near the Glenwood Road exit. Traffic Tracker 2 spotted a large amount of smoke in the area from the crash.

DeKalb County fire says the tractor-trailer driver and another driver in a car had minor injuries.

All lanes remain closed as of 9:22 a.m. and traffic is being diverted onto Glenwood Road. Shields says drivers should use Covington Hwy to Wesley Chapel Road or Glenwood to Candler Road.

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