A charred semi truck that had caught fire along northbound Interstate 5 sits at exit 71 on Tuesday afternoon in Napavine. No one was injured in the blaze, which fire officials believed began with the refrigerator unit in the trailer.
First responders attend to a semi truck that caught fire while driving north on Interstate 5 on Tuesday afternoon near exit 71 in Napavine.
Lewis County District No. 5 firefighter, Brad Bozarth, puts out hot spots inside the cab of a semi truck that caught fire while driving north on Interstate 5 near exit 71 in Napavine on Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the incident.
Lewis County District No. 5 firefighter, Brad Bozarth, puts out hot spots on the trailer of a semi truck that caught fire while driving north on Interstate 5 near exit 71 in Napavine on Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported in the incident.
A semi truck caught fire on Interstate 5 near the northbound ramp for 71 Exit south of Chehalis on Tuesday.
The driver told responders he thinks the fire started in the refrigeration unit attached to the front of the trailer behind the cab, Lewis County Fire District 5 Chief Gregg Petersen said.
The driver had pulled onto the shoulder of the exit and was standing away from the truck when firefighters arrived. The cab was fully engulfed and the front-end of the trailer had started on fire upon arrival, Petersen said.
District 5 in Napavine was the lead crew on scene for the call that came in at 12:42 p.m. Fire District 15 in Winlock also responded.
Petersen said firefighters had the blaze knocked down in about 10 minutes. Mop up work continued past 1:30 p.m. No one was injured in the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
