Local firefighters were called to a gas station in Ocala on Wednesday morning after receiving reports that a tractor-trailer caught on fire.
At around 7:30 a.m., Marion County Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the BP gas station located at 7947 W Highway 40 in Ocala.
According to MCFR, multiple 911 callers reported that a white tractor-trailer was on fire, and the vehicle was in the vicinity of the gas pumps.
In addition to being near the BP gas station, the tractor-trailer was also underneath power lines when it caught on fire. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)
Within five minutes, MCFR’s Meadowood Farms Station #12 unit arrived at the scene and observed flames on the tractor-trailer’s wheels.
Smoke and flames rising from the tractor-trailer’s tires. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)A firefighter using a hose to combat the flames. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)
MCFR stated that the fire had reached inside the trailer, which was carrying beverages including soft drinks.
According to MCFR, the flames reached the interior of the trailer. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)A firefighter blasting the tractor-trailer’s tires with water. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)
The firefighters used an on-site fire hydrant to combat the flames, and the fire was under control within three minutes.
It only took firefighters a few minutes to fully extinguish the tractor-trailer fire. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)The tractor-trailer was carrying soft drinks and other liquids at the time of the fire. (Photo: Marion County Fire Rescue)
