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Tanker catches fire on I-75 in Pasco County

By FOX 13 News staff

Published February 23, 2019 12:23pm EST

FOX 13 Tampa Bay

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DADE CITY, Fla. (FOX 13) - Firefighters have extinguished a fire involving a tanker truck in Pasco County.

The truck driver pulled off of I-75 at the SR 52 exit around 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

According to FHP, a fuel line to the truck caught fire. Fortunately, the tanker was empty.

No injuries were reported.

Troopers closed the off ramp while fire crews worked the scene.