Firefighters extinguish burning semitrailer filled with potatoes on I-15 near Utah border

Firefighters respond to a blaze involving a semitrailer carrying a load of potatoes near Beaver Dam, Ariz., Monday.

Firefighters respond to a blaze involving a semitrailer carrying a load of potatoes near Beaver Dam, Ariz., Monday. (Beaver Dam, Littlefield Fire District via St. George News)


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ST. GEORGE — A semitrailer filled with potatoes caught fire and burned late Monday night, leading to the temporary closure of the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 near Beaver Dam, Arizona, just over the southern Utah border.

The incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on southbound I-15 near Littlefield.

According to a Beaver Dam/Littlefield Fire District Facebook post, firefighters responded to a report of a fire in a trailer carrying a load of potatoes.

Beaver Dam/Littlefield Fire Capt. Ernesto Renteria told St. George News on Tuesday when crews arrived at the scene, the trailer was fully engulfed, flames had spread to the median and started a brush fire.

Read the full article at St. George News.

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