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Tractor-trailer catches fire near Port aux Basques

A $50,000 load of capelin went up in smoke Tuesday morning.

Published on June 28th, 2010; Published on July 9th, 2010
Staff ~ The The Gulf News

This tractor-trailer load of capelin bound for Nova Scotia caught fire around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning just outside Port aux Basques.

Topics :: Volunteer Fire Department , The Gulf News , Port aux Basques , Nova Scotia

This tractor-trailer load of capelin bound for Nova Scotia caught fire around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning just outside Port aux Basques.

The driver of the vehicle said a wheel bearing seized up, causing the rim to overheat and the tire to catch fire.

Members of the Port aux Basques Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the flames without incident. Nobody was seriously injured.

Check next Monday's edition of The Gulf News for the full story.

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