OT, IL: 50,000 pounds of ribs go up in smoke in highway truck fire
- From: indigoace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Indigo Ace)
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:49:25 GMT
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From the Chicago Tribune--
50,000 pounds of ribs go up in smoke in highway truck fire
Brake system sparks blaze in trailer near Hazel Crest
Tribune staff report
7:39 AM CDT, April 30, 2008
A brake fire sparked a massive barbecue on Interstate Highway 80 near
Hazel Crest overnight when a truck hauling 25 tons of beef ribs went
up in flames, state police said.
The semi-trailer truck was headed east on I-80 about 12:30 a.m.
Wednesday and was exiting onto southbound Interstate Highway 294 when
a fire started in the braking system, igniting a blaze that consumed
the entire trailer, said Master Sgt. David Bird of the Illinois State
Police. The driver escaped without injury.
The trailer was loaded with about 50,000 pounds of beef ribs, Bird
said. He could not say what cut of ribs they were, but added, "There
was no sauce."
The trailer burned down to its metal frame and remained on the side
ramp as of 7 a.m., Bird said. He said it would be towed after the
morning rush. No citations were issued, he said.
Jason Meisner, Tribune reporter
Copyright © 2008, Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/blotter/chi-truck-fire-ribs-web-may01,1,3771531.story
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