A major firefighting operation unfolded on Interstate 65 in the US state of Indiana on Monday afternoon: a truck loaded with paint cans caught fire and burst into flames. The roadway was severely damaged by the inferno.

A massive semi-truck fire led to the closure of a major interstate in Indiana on Monday. The fire shut down southbound lanes of I-65 in Jasper County. The massive inferno was caught on video. Fire officials said the truck’s cargo of aerosol spray-paint cans exploding one by one led to the gunfire-like sounds.

A large truck fire shut down southbound I-65 near DeMotte, Indiana, on Monday. Police said the trailer was hauling cans of a flammable material, but did not specify what kind of flammable material that was.