Fire crews extinguish motorway trailer fire - Morisset
Published: 11 Jan 2024 05:47pm
Fire crews have extinguished a burning truck trailer, that's partially blocked traffic this afternoon on the M1 Motorway at Morisset, at Lake Macquarie.
Motorists reported a large cloud of thick, black smoke emanating from the trailer as the Prime Mover drove south around 12.45pm.
The driver, once alerted, pulled the rig to the side of the freeway and used an emergency telephone to contact authorities.
Five Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) appliances, from Lake Macquarie and Central Coast stations, assisted by Rural Fire Service tankers, NSW Police and NSW Ambulance, rushed to the scene, where the driver managed to disconnect the burning trailer, containing a load of scrap metal.
Two southbound lanes of the M1 were blocked as firefighters sprayed the load with water and foam.
Crews then towed the trailer to nearby Old Maitland Road where they could better access the wreckage and extinguish the blaze.
There were no reports of injury arising from the incident.
It took fire crews almost three-and-a-half hours to douse the flames and complete mopping-up operations.
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Media note - FRNSW footage of the incident is available here: https://vimeo.com/901771470/0b4d5a42d1 [external link]
Updated: 11 Jan 2024 05:52pm
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