Pick-up burns near Eldersley
FTLComm - Eldersley - Friday, July 29, 2011
Though the Fire crew were on the scene as soon as possible the late model truck was completely destroyed. The black smoke from the fire was visible several miles from the farm and when the firemen arrived the whole vehicle was engulfed in flames five metres high at the back of the truck.
Vehicle fires were once very common but manufacturers have greatly improved modern vehicles so that a fire is rare occurance In the 1970s when very high temperature exhaust systems were common on farm trucks fires were often caused by the heat from the system igniting follage in fields. That problem can still happen but truck makers have substantially reduced that risk with larger cooler exhaust plumbing.
No one was injured in the incident.
