A truck hauling cars caught fire Saturday.

The fire was reported at about 1:00 p.m. Saturday on eastbound Interstate 8 at the truck escape ramp on Mt. Springs Grade.  Eastbound traffic was restricted for a time. One eastbound lane of the freeway  remained closed for several hours as Imperial County Fire responded and was able to put out the fire but there was a spill of hazardous materials, diesel fuel and gasoline that spilled, that had to be cleaned up. There are no injuries reported.