Update: 2 Injured in 285-75 Wreck

Update, 10 a.m. Monday

Two people were injured after a tractor-trailer overturned, caught fire and completely shut down the ramp from Interstate 285 East to I-75 North early this morning.

The driver, 54-year-old Hanson Tunsil of Jacksonville, Fla., and the passenger were taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with injuries, said Tracey Watson of the Georgia Department of Public Safety.

"A tractor-trailer was merging onto I-75 NB from I-285 EB when the truck overturned and caught fire," Watson said in an email to Patch.

One ramp lane has reopened.

Original story, 9:10 a.m. Monday

Hours after a tractor-trailer overturned, caught fire and completely shut down the ramp from Interstate 285 East to I-75 North early this morning, one lane has reopened.

Both lanes were closed as officials tried to contain the fire, which started around 5 a.m. Monday, Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services Lt. Dan Dupree told Patch.

"The fuel tanks on the vehicle were ruptured and that's what was on fire," he said. 

The fire was extinguished by 5:30 a.m., but it was nearly 8:30 a.m. before authorities were able to open one of the two ramp lanes, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The ramp from I-285 West to I-75 South, which was also closed, reopened at 6:45 a.m. after authorities inspected the overpass for damage.

One person was treated for a possible broken arm, Dupree said.