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Big rig carrying alcohol catches fire, blocks traffic on SH 99 Lanier Parkway

The truck burst into flames near Cumberland Ridge Drive in the Cypress area.

CYPRESS, Texas — A big rig caught fire on the Grand Parkway near northwest Harris County Friday morning, temporarily blocking traffic.

The truck was carrying alcohol.

It happened around 9:15 a.m. in the northbound lanes of SH-99 Lanier Parkway near Cumberland Ridge Drive in the Cypress area.

The driver made it out safely.

It’s not clear what caused the truck to burst into flames.

A photo by KHOU 11 viewer Carrie Middleton shows the flames spreading from the feeder road to the highway above. 

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