No injuries were reported following a destructive vehicle fire on the Kansas Turnpike north of Emporia Thursday.
Miller, Burlingame and Harveyville fire crews were called to KTA southbound mile marker 152, roughly 5 miles north of Admire, after a semi caught fire shortly before 4:30 pm. The cause has yet to be determined, however, the fire is believed to have begun in the trailer destroying it as well as the load of pork ribs it was hauling.
While the trailer was a total loss, the tractor unit may be salvageable. The driver of the semi was not injured.
Traffic was fully stopped in the southbound lane at one point according to the KTA as fire crews worked to extinguish the flames but reopened shortly after.
8 pm Thursday: Details pending following destructive semi fire north of Emporia Thursday
A semi trailer was a total loss following a destructive vehicle fire on the Kansas Turnpike Thursday afternoon.
Miller, Burlingame and Harveyville fire crews were called to KTA southbound mile marker 152, roughly 5 miles north of Admire, after a semi caught fire for unknown reasons. Traffic was fully stopped in the southbound lane at one point according to the KTA as fire crews worked to extinguish the flames but reopened shortly afterward.
