Firefighters needed more than an hour Monday evening to extinguish a burning tractor-trailer that caught fire on eastbound Interstate 10 in Coachella and ignited a brush fire in the center divider.

The truck’s driver reported the big rig was on fire near the Dillon Road on-ramp about 8:15 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Firefighters arrived about 8:20 p.m. and found a commercial tractor trailer fully involved in flames, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Flames from the truck sparked a brush fire in the center divider of the freeway, the CHP reported.

The fire was extinguished about 9:40 p.m., but crews were expected to remain on scene for another two hours, a department official said.

The No. 2 lane of the freeway was blocked for an unknown duration, the CHP said.

No injuries were immediately reported and the cause of the fire was under investigation.

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