Firefighters put out trailer fire near Blackfoot
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IDAHO FALLS – The driver of a semi-truck pulling a tractor-trailer walked away unharmed after the trailer caught fire Wednesday night.
It happened a little after 7 p.m. off Interstate 15 near Frontage Road in Blackfoot.
Blackfoot Fire Department Chief Bryon Howell tells EastIdahoNews.com the rear axle caught fire, damaging the trailer but not the contents inside.
Firefighters arrived within minutes and put out the flames after detaching the trailer from the truck.
Howell isn’t sure how the fire started. The cost in damages will depend on whether the trailer is totaled, which would be around $120,000.
Firefighters wrapped up the investigation a little after 8 p.m.
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