By JULIE CUNNINGHAM and CHRIS COLLINS
(Deerfield, MA) — A brush fire triggered by a tractor trailer fire forced temporary closure of I-91 south in Deerfield yesterday afternoon. Police received the call at about 12:30 reporting that a tractor trailer carrying a load of wood pulp had caught fire, and the flames spread to some brush alongside the highway, triggering a blaze which closed the road for an hour and impacted traffic in the area into the early evening hours. The driver of the truck was not injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.