Tanker Truck Fire Forces Closure of Hwy 101 Northbound Near Phillipsville
[Photo from the Garberville CHP]
Around 6:30 am, CHP responded to a call of a trailer fire on US-101 north of Hooker Creek Road. The driver of the semi-truck was traveling north and stopped the truck and trailer on the side of the road. The driver disconnected the trailer when he observed the flames from the rear tires of the trailer and moved the truck to a safe location. The trailer was empty and fire personnel arrived on scene and quickly put out the flames.
US-101 was shut down temporarily for the incident and crews are working on cleaning up the site.
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Good thinking by the driver.
Don’t see any placards so no hazardous material?
The trailer was empty. No placards are required.
It’s a feed trailer, full of cattle grain. No hazardous material.
From the photo it looks as though a brake was hung up, camed over, or a failed wheel bearing.
Could have also been a tire running almost flat and building heat until it caught fire.
Good job by the semi driver to unhook the burning trailer and get the tractor out of harm’s way.