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Date Published: 24/06/2021
ARCHIVED - Lorry bursts into flames on N-340 in Elche
The trailer loaded with potatoes was destroyed in the blaze in the Baix Vinolopo, Alicante province.
An articulated lorry loaded with potatoes burst into flames on the N-340 in Elche causing lengthy tailbacks.
The fire broke out in the wheel section at around 6.30am on Wednesday, June 23, and while the cabin was not affected and the driver unhurt, the trailer and its contents were destroyed by flames, according to the Provincial Firefighters Consortium of Alicante.
Six firefighters from Elche Fire Station equipped with a heavy urban pump (BUP) and a nurse pump tackled the blaze for over an hour before the road was cleared of debris and diesel and reopened.
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