Semi hauling onions catches fire on the Tacoma Tideflats
Firefighters were working to extinguish a blaze in the cab of a semi-truck that was hauling onions on the Tacoma Tideflats Monday afternoon, according to the Tacoma Fire Department.
Chris Brink, a Battalion Chief for the department, said Monday afternoon there were no injuries that firefighters were aware of as a result of the fire. The cause of the fire is still being determined, Brink said.
The truck was near Milwaukee Way and East 11th Street.
Semi hauling a load of onions burning in Port of Tacoma. Driver is safe, no one hurt. Crews putting it out pic.twitter.com/V4QTt9omCO
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Photographer Joshua Bessex contributed to this report.
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This story was originally published September 4, 2017 at 2:56 PM with the headline "Semi hauling onions catches fire on the Tacoma Tideflats."