JFRD responded to a commercial vehicle fire near downtown Jacksonville. Black smoke was visible for miles as the cab of this truck was consumed in fire. Fortunately the driver got out of the vehicle safely.
Although smoke was visible for miles, access to this fire was a bit tricky as the I-10 eastbound lanes to I-95 north split, and there are two different options of travel separate from each other.
As crews approached the scene, multiple vehicles chose to drive past the burning truck with little to no visibility through thick black smoke. This act is dangerous to those drivers as they do not know what is on the other side, also dangerous traveling through such toxic smoke, and dangerous for first responders as they are not well protected on the other side.
After the truck was extinguished, the hazmat team was called to pump off the remaining diesel fuel in the saddle tank. The top half of the saddle tank melted in the extreme heat of the fire.
City BIO was called to check the water run off to protect the environment.
There were no injuries due to this fire...the driver got out and got a safe distance from the vehicle and away from the traffic. The contents of the truck were none hazardous materials and the truck was opened up and hosed down.
Units responding:
Fire 1 & 4
Engines 10, 5, and 7
Ladders 1 and 10
Rescue 10
Squad 14
Hazmat 7
Tanker 57
Training 10
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