A wreck closed Interstate 40 westbound lanes near exit 100 Tuesday afternoon in Burke County.

A photo shows a plume of smoke rising from I-40 just after the Jamestown Road bridge around 2:30 p.m.

A plume of smoke rises from a tractor trailer on Interstate 40 on Tuesday. Submitted, Heather Bishop

North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper Christopher Casey said both lanes were closed as of 2:30 p.m.

Casey said there was a wreck that caused a tractor trailer to catch fire.

A wreck caused a tractor trailer to catch fire in I-40 Tuesday in Burke County. Submitted, Heather Bishop