An explosion and semi-truck fire in northwest Indiana has closed a section of Interstate 65 in both directions, police said.

A truck had caught fire near the Crescent Valley fire hall earlier today and had closed Highway 6 down in the rural community 24 kilometres west of Nelson.

THERE ARE SOME FLAMES. IT WAS ON FIRE. AND ACCORDING TO CHP, WHEN I’M READING ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT IT ACTUALLY STARTED WITH THE SEMI TRUCK TIRES UNDERNEATH ON FIRE. BUT CLEARLY YOU CAN SEE THAT ...