Semi catches fire in vicinity of Crisp Academy Wednesday afternoon

Semi-trailer fire: Highway 300 South - Crisp County

CRISP COUNTY, Ga. – A semi trailer caught fire Wednesday afternoon in the vicinity of Crisp Academy.

Around 2 p.m., Crisp County Fire Rescue was alerted and responded to Highway 300 South. Upon arrival, there was heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear axle of the trailer, along with a burning tire in the north bound traffic lanes.

The burning tire was extinguished and removed from the roadway.

First responders were also able to extinguish the resulting fire in the trailer of the semi. Non-hazardous smoldering materials had to be removed.

It took approximately 4000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire.

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