Uncategorized @ 19 Jul 2007 01:35 pm by admin
SACRAMENTO –
A tractor trailer hauling blocks of cheese erupted into flames early Thursday, heating some of its precious cargo into freeway fondue.No one was hurt, but hundreds of pounds of provolone, cheddar, American and other cheeses littered the side of Interstate 80 north of downtown Sacramento.
“It went pretty quick,” said truck driver Frank Barker, who pulled over at 3:45 a.m. when he saw smoke coming from under his truck.
Barker said he initially tried to put out the flames with his truck’s fire extinguisher, but the fire was too big. He gave up and rescued his dog, who was traveling with him in the cab.
Barker was driving from Salt Lake City to the San Francisco Bay area.
“At this point, I just don’t know what I’m going to do or where I’m going to go,” Barker said.
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