NY Firefighters Battle Tractor-Trailer Fire
By Rylee Kirk
Source syracuse.com (TNS)
Syracuse, N.Y. — A Ballpark hot dog tractor-trailer that burst into flames Monday morning was caused by a mechanical issue, firefighters said.
At 7:59 a.m. firefighters arrived on Interstate 81 North to find a 53-foot tractor-trailer engulfed in flames “from stem to stern,” the Syracuse Fire Department wrote on a Facebook post. The highway was closed between Exit 17 ( Brighton Avenue) and Exit 18 ( Adams Street), according to a tweet from the Syracuse Police Department.
The fire engine that arrived had 500 gallons of water on board but needed more water, firefighters said. Another engine pulled up next to the elevated highway and from the ground level sprayed the engine with water, firefighters said.
For two hours firefighters stayed with the truck to make sure it was extinguished, firefighters said.
The fire was started by an unknown mechanical issue under the wheel well of the truck, firefighters said.
No one was injured, firefighters said.
Falling debris shut down Almond Street at one point, police said. The smoke from the fire could be seen for miles.
As of 1:20 p.m. the highway was still closed, according to the state Department of Transportation. All traffic is being diverted to Interstate 481 North, police said.
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