Part of I-95 south in Island Falls was closed for about two hours Monday night when a tractor-trailer hauling beer blew a tire and caught fire, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety.

About 7 p.m., Maine State Police responded to a vehicle fire at mile 277.

Truck driver Sahil Pal, 23, of New Brunswick and his passenger tried to put out the fire with an extinguisher but could not get it to go out. The fire quickly spread to inside the trailer and became fully involved.

Pal separated the tractor unit before the fire reached the front of the trailer, police said.