Tractor Trailer Fire Berkshire Spur Canaan 12/17/16
Columbia County 911 dispatched Canaan Firefighters and Chatham Rescue at 7:30am for a reported tractor trailer fire near milemarker B21.5 in the eastbound lane of the Berkshire Spur section of the New York State Thruway. The addident was just before the B-3 Exit.
Upon arrival Canaan Car 1 reported that the truck driver had put the fire out with an extinguisher. The truck was traveling eastbound and struck the guardrails on the left side of the roadway and then jackknifed and ended up partly in the driving lane. The fire was near the diesel gas tank.
There were no injuries to the driver or his passanger.
New York State Police from Troop T investigated.
Firefighters remained on the scene until the truck was removed and were back in service at 9:12am.
Upon arrival Canaan Car 1 reported that the truck driver had put the fire out with an extinguisher. The truck was traveling eastbound and struck the guardrails on the left side of the roadway and then jackknifed and ended up partly in the driving lane. The fire was near the diesel gas tank.
There were no injuries to the driver or his passanger.
New York State Police from Troop T investigated.
Firefighters remained on the scene until the truck was removed and were back in service at 9:12am.
Photos by Richard E. Lindmark
