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VALDOSTA — A semi-truck fire has shutdown southbound lanes of Interstate 75 below mile marker 24, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

The truck caught fire at approximately noon Wednesday between mile marker 22 and 23.

No one was injured in the incident, and the blaze was not caused by a traffic accident.  The incident was also unrelated to a nearby DOT construction project, said Nita Birmingham with GDOT.

Southbound lanes are expected to re-open around 3 p.m.