Smoked guacamole? Fiery accident ruins 20 tons of avocados heading north
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40,000 pounds of avocados spill onto Texas highway
Talk about a tasty traffic nightmare! About 40,000 pounds of fresh avocados spilled onto Interstate 35E south in the Dallas area. The big rig hauling the precious produce caught on fire.
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FORRESTON, Texas — About 40,000 pounds of avocados spilled across Interstate 35E here Thursday when the tractor-trailor hauling them caught fire.
No one was injured in the incident that snarled northbound traffic for nearly three hours at around noon. The section of interstate about 35 miles south of Dallas reopened just before 2:30 p.m. CT.
None of the avocados could be saved.
The cause of the accident, which resulted in the 18-wheeler going up in flames, has not been determined. Texas Department of Public Safety officials at the scene indicted it likely was a mechanical issue.
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