Houston TranStar reported the incident at about 7:10 a.m. on the I-610 East Loop northbound entrance ramp at Market Street.
SkyEye13 flew over the heavy smoke and significant damage left on the truck as firefighters responded.
It's unclear how the fire started or whether anyone was injured.
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