KIMBALL COUNTY - Traffic on westbound Interstate 80 was at a standstill Saturday afternoon due to a semi-tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames near mile marker 34 near Dix. 

The Kimball County Sheriff's office says the fire started due to a blown tire. No injuries were reported.

Kimball County Sheriff’s Office, Nebraska State Patrol, Potter Fire Department, Kimball Police Department and Dix Fire Department responded to the scene at approximately 5:15 p.m.