Crime & Safety
Watch: Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire On DeKalb Interstate
Fire trucks had to dodge exploding oxygen tanks and other hazards on I-285 at Chamblee Dunwoody Road.
DEKALB COUNTY, GA — DeKalb firefighters had to deal with exploding oxygen tanks and other hazards Wednesday night after a tractor-trailer caught fire on I-285 and Chamblee Dunwoody Road.
According to the department, the truck was disabled on the side of the road when a brake caught fire. Traffic was temporarily shut down.
The driver was injured when the truck exploded while he was checking the brake. The truck was carrying oxygen cylinders.
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Dodging exploding oxygen tanks on a fire...DeKalb Firefighters do that too @ItsInDeKalb @nancy_jester #hardwork pic.twitter.com/k4HPxZfB2v
— DeKalb Firefighters (@DCFRlocal1492) September 15, 2016
@Chopper_CBS46 285 westbound at Chamblee Dunwoody a tractor trailer in flames. Backed up for miles. pic.twitter.com/EuHfwfQ0DH
— Lee Miller (@LeeMillerElite) September 15, 2016
The driver is in critical condition.
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