A dangerous goods truck was on fire on Autobahn 9 between Leipzig and Gera.
The lane between Leipzig-West and Bad Dürrenberg was blocked in both directions, as a police spokeswoman said.
Tire damage is suspected to be the cause of the fire.
Hall - The fire brigade put out the fire on Saturday morning.
According to the police's initial findings, the dangerous goods are adhesives.
The driver of the van was uninjured.
dpa