![A semi-trailer carrying 5,000 pounds of new, but empty, Bang energy drink aluminum cans ? labeled purple guava pear and peach mango ? caught fire on May 23, 2019, around 4:30 a.m., closing all southbound lanes on Interstate 75 near E Fletcher Avenue for several hours. [Florida Highway Patrol]](https://www.tampabay.com/resizer//WNe9dNjNs6OPBDJYFeh1Dhtzk_k=/426x0/smart/filters:format(webP)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/GIK56YWIJ4I6TGNIIBWI6S7HAY.jpg "A semi-trailer carrying 5,000 pounds of new, but empty, Bang energy drink aluminum cans ? labeled purple guava pear and peach mango ? caught fire on May 23, 2019, around 4:30 a.m., closing all southbound lanes on Interstate 75 near E Fletcher Avenue for several hours. [Florida Highway Patrol]")
All southbound lanes on Interstate 75 have reopened in Tampa after a semi-trailer caught fire north of E Fletcher Avenue.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a semi-trailer carrying 5,000 pounds of new, but empty, Bang energy drink aluminum cans — labeled purple guava pear and peach mango — caught fire around 4:30 a.m. following a mechanical issue near the rear tandem axle. The fire then spread throughout the semi.
The driver, 45-year-old Emmen Ahmed of Henrico, Va., was not hurt, troopers said.
The lanes reopened around 8:15 a.m., troopers said.
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