Crime & Safety
Tractor Trailer Catches Fire On Mass Turnpike
A tractor-trailer caught fire on Massachusetts Turnpike West.

MILLBURY, MA- A tractor trailer went up in flames on the Massachusetts Turnpike West, Friday afternoon.
The front end of the truck appeared to be engulfed in flames, all this happening near Exit 11 in Millbury. The truck is pulled over to the side of the road but flames are still tearing through the front end.
Huge tractor trailer fire on mass pike west near exit 11. @MassStatePolice @NBC10Boston @wbz pic.twitter.com/9aZqSHaKHQ
— Jacques Gingras (@jacques_gingras) December 28, 2018
Westborough and Grafton firefighters were on scene battling the fire. State police said there were no injuries and the fire was controlled and extinguished.
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** Traffic Alert ** Westborough and Grafton Firefighters are working a tractor trailer fire westbound on the Massachusetts Turnpike at the 99 mile marker. Use caution. @MassStatePolice pic.twitter.com/iJbUxuFuSh
— Westboro Fire Dept (@WestboroughFire) December 28, 2018
Photo Credit: Westborough Fire Department
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