UPDATE: No injuries reported in large I-70 fire near Rocheport Saturday evening

By Brian Hauswirth
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Boone County firefighters say there were no injuries in Saturday night’s tractor trailer fire on westbound I-70 at the 115-mile marker near mid-Missouri’s Rocheport.

The tractor trailer was carrying multiple vehicles. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the tractor portion of the vehicle hauler and some vehicles it carried were destroyed.

Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp tells 939 the Eagle that no one was injured.

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There were no injuries in this massive fire on I-70 near Rocheport on Saturday evening (April 4, 2026 photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol Twitter)

A reporter from our news partner ABC-17 saw heavy smoke and fire at the scene and heard tires popping.