Martin County Fire Rescue extinguishes tractor-trailer blaze on Florida Turnpike

PALM CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — Martin County firefighters were tasked with putting out a tractor-trailer fire on the turnpike in Palm City, according to Martin County Fire Rescue.

MCFR says that on Monday at around 11 p.m., a driver spotted the tractor-trailer on fire near Mile Marker 137 of the Florida Turnpike northbound in Palm City.

Firefighters arrived on the scene to find no one inside of the vehicle, and no injuries were reported.

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Additionally, MCFR says that no other vehicles were involved in the fire. Northbound lanes were temporarily blocked off as crews attended to the fire but were reopened after the area was clear.