SALINE COUNTY- Burning tires were responsible for a fire that destroyed a semi’s trailer on Interstate 70 just before 3 p.m. on Sunday in Saline County.

Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said that a 1993 Kenworth semi driven by Robin R. Reeve, 63, LaSalle, CO, was eastbound near Brookville Road.

Reeve said he felt shaking. He looked in his mirror and saw the right front tires of the trailer come halfway off and the trailer started sliding.

By the time Reeve was able to stop the semi, the tires and trailer were on fire. He attempted to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher, but the fire was too intense.

Firefighters with Saline County Rural Fire District #3 were able extinguish the fire on the trailer as well as a few small grass fires that were ignited by the trailer.

The trailer, which was carrying 50,000 pounds of aluminum shavings from a machine shop, was destroyed and the fire burned through the sides and rear door of the vehicle.