Tractor-trailer fire blocks traffic on Florida’s Turnpike in Palm City
Firefighters responded to a tractor-trailer fire late Monday on Florida’s Turnpike in Palm City, with no injuries or other vehicles involved.
PALM CITY, Fla. —
Martin County Fire Rescue firefighters battled a tractor-trailer fire on Florida’s Turnpike.
Fire Rescue units responded to the fire at 11 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, to mile marker 137 northbound on the turnpike in Palm City.
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Fire Rescue said an alert driver spotted the flames and called 911 dispatch.
Martin County Fire Rescue
Firefighters responded to a tractor-trailer fire late Monday on Florida’s Turnpike in Palm City, with no injuries or other vehicles involved.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, no one was in the tractor-trailer, no injuries were reported, and no other vehicles were involved.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene.
At the time of the fire, northbound lanes were blocked temporarily, but reopened after the scene was clear.
The incident was the second tractor-trailer fire Martin County Fire Rescue responded to in recent days.
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