Ditch fires on northbound I-29 near Reynolds, N.D., May 14, 2026 (Photo/ ND Highway Patrol)
REYNOLDS, N.D. (KFGO) – The Grand Forks County Sheriffs Office says multiple ditch fires were started by a semi hauling ash along northbound I-29 in Traill and Grand Forks County yesterday.
The Sheriff’s Office says eight fires were started in a 15 mile stretch near Reynolds by embers flying out of the trailer. Deputies pulled the semi over near the Thompson exit and say the trailer was hot to the touch and hauling a load of ash and burnt wood with visible flames.
The driver of the semi told deputies he was hauling ash from items burned at a construction site near Hillsboro. The Reynolds and Thompson Fire Departments extinguished the ditch fires. The driver was cited for a leaking or shifting load.
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