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Semi carrying cars caught fire overnight on Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County

WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. — A car carrier caught fire overnight on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The fire happened in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, around 2:30 a.m.

911 officials tell Channel 11 that the tractor-trailer was damaged by the flames. So were some of the cars it was carrying.

A photo shared by the Youngwood Volunteer Fire Department shows some of the cars were destroyed in the fire.

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