Hot peppers! Load of jalapeños goes up in flames on Houston highway

Dec 6, 2018

Updated Mar 14, 2019

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This tractor-trailer caught fire on U.S. Highway 59 in Houston, according to the local KHOU 11. It was carrying boxed jalapeños, which, according to the report, were salvaged. The driver reportedly was safe in the incident. The cause of the fire was not reported.

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