24,000 pounds of eggs destroyed after semi-truck catches fire in Will County

A semi-truck hauling thousands of pounds of eggs was fully engulfed in flames Friday night in Mokena, Illinois.

Illinois State Police said the fire happened around 8:30 p.m. near La Grange Road.

No injuries were reported.

Heavy machinery was seen pushing the eggs off the road.

The driver told CBS News Chicago there were about 24,000 pounds of eggs inside the truck.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.