Fire Destroys Semi Truck

December 29, 2012

Fire destroyed a semi-truck early Saturday morning at International Paper in Cantonment.

The fire was reported about 1 a.m. near a back gate of IP off Highway 297A. The semi-truck was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived; the cab of the vehicle was a total loss.  The truck was hauling wood chips.

The Cantonment and Molino stations of Escambia Fire Rescue battled the blaze.

For more photos, click here.

Pictured: Fire destroyed this semi-truck at International Paper in Cantonment early Saturday morning. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.

Comments

3 Responses to “Fire Destroys Semi Truck”

  1. Lynn on January 1st, 2013 6:09 pm

    Thank you fire department! The Molino fire department actually ran Cantonment’s trucks as well as their own.

  2. scared on December 29th, 2012 10:02 am

    Has it been found out why truck burned? I hope driver is alright and insurance will pay him. This is a bad time for anyone to be out of work.

  3. Ray on December 29th, 2012 9:47 am

    Thanks to all the HERO that responded to this good job for not letting the fire get to it’s cargo a job well done thank’s.





Have a comment on this story?

We welcome your comments on this story, but there are some rules to follow::

(1) Be Nice. No comments that slander another, no racism, no sexism, no personal attacks.

(2) No Harrassing Comments. If someone says something bad about you, don't respond. That's childish.

(3) No Libel. That's saying something is not true about someone. Don't do it.

(4) Keep it clean. Nothing vulgar, obscene or sexually related. No profanity or obvious substitutions. Period.

(5) NorthEscambia.com reserves the right to remove any comments that violate our rules or we think to be inappropriate. We are not responsible for what is posted. Comments may not appear right away until they are approved by a moderator.

(6) Limit your comments to the subject in this story only, and limit comments to 300 words or less. Do not post copyrighted material. Comments will not be added to stories that are over 30 days old.

(7) No posts may advertise a commercial business or political group, or link to another commercial web site or political site of any kind.

Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News