Coal truck catches fire

Published Thursday, October 22, 2009

Photo by Thomas Graning

A firefighter with Troy Fire Department sprays water onto a coal fire in the bed of an 18-Wheeler on Hwy. 231 North in front of Julla's Restaurant on Thursday, October 22, 2009.

A truck carrying coal caught fire Thursday afternoon in front of Julia's on U.S. Highway 231.

No one was injured in the incident, but traffic was stalled in the south bound lane for around 30 minutes.

The driver was headed from Birmingham down to Tampa when the truck caught a spark on the road.

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