MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A semitrailer loaded with watermelons caught fire early Sunday on Interstate 75 near Ocala, according to Marion County Fire Rescue.
Units responded around 5 a.m. to southbound I-75 mile marker 356, north of U.S. Highway 27, where a 911 caller had reported a semi’s rear tires were on fire, according to a post on social media. The fire had begun spreading through the trailer, but the semi’s driver was able to detach the cab and pull away from the flames, the post states.
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Firefighters reported the trailer was fully involved in flames within the next fifteen minutes, deploying hose lines and bringing the fire under control by 5:29 a.m.
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Crews remained on scene for about an hour completing mop-up operations, the fire department said.
No injuries were reported to firefighters or civilians at the scene, the post states.
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