Traffic cameras showed the smoke billowing from the truck as drivers were corralled into the leftmost lane.
Houston TranStar's website confirmed the three rightmost lanes were closed, and cameras showed motorists on the Katy Tollway were largely unaffected by the incident.
On their website, the Houston Fire Department confirmed one of its units responded to the fire.
It was not immediately clear what caused the fire and whether there were any injuries.
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