Tractor-trailer catches fire near Joplin; 43,000 pounds of cheese damaged
Published: Aug. 18, 2022 at 9:52 PM CDT
JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM-TV/KY3) - Nearly 43,000 pounds of cheese caught fire in a tractor-trailer near Joplin on I-44 on Thursday.
Investigators say the driver noticed smoke in his mirror and pulled off the interstate. He attempted to put the flames out with an extinguisher. The driver then unhooked the semi and quickly pulled forward to safety.
The trailer was a total loss.
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