J.Chimpo Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 I'm sure some of you had heard about the semi truck in tacoma that caught fire thursday morning in tacoma. well i got lucky enough to be on the clean up crew so i snagged a couple pics while i could. sorry for the bad pics cell phone was all i had. Quote Link to comment
freekwonder Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Damn... Quote Link to comment
jefe de jefes Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Toasty. Quote Link to comment
ariascarlos1990 Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 damn Damn... Quote Link to comment
J.Chimpo Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 and for anyone that loves starbucks fraps thats what the trailer was loaded with so about 5 pallets worth were destroyed the rest are being recycled. not really sure about that i am just one of the cleaners, boss was in charge of where it all was going. we were allowed to start cleaning around 1pm and most of us didn't get out till 11 some had to stay till 1am. i got the smell of smoke embeded in my nostrils and it won't go away. lol Quote Link to comment
purple Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 The worst truck fire I ever came across was horrible. On I-5 near Manteca. It was on the overpass for the cross highway, a gas tanker fell asleep at hit the gaurdrail. It was hanging off the overpass and gas went everywhere blocking south I-5 and the westbound of the highway under it. The guy died a quick but painful death. Getting the roads reopened took most of the day and at least a week for the hazard spill clean up. Quote Link to comment
nowwhat Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 howd the fire start? :huh: anyone know? Quote Link to comment
J.Chimpo Posted December 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 he was backing up and had a heart attack and jack knifed his truck and ran it up on another parked semi and the tires spun and caught fire is what the investigators are saying Quote Link to comment
nowwhat Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 wow............:blink: that sucks Quote Link to comment
SHADY280 Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 i drive semi thru the bc mountains here. just went off the road saturday. i slid down the banking of the road and rolled it in the ditch at 50kph. only 400 bux damage to my rig, but the trailer and some cargo are a bit screwed. the road crews here are retarded, they wait for an accident to start sanding and salting. Quote Link to comment
NCRmtrsprts510 Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 did you grab the big ass turbo off the semi? Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 did you grab the big ass turbo off the semi? LOL, i was going to ask that Quote Link to comment
dat521gatherer Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 where in tacoma was this? Quote Link to comment
J.Chimpo Posted December 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 LOL, i was going to ask that sorry guys but it was fried like i mean the front half was completly melted off where in tacoma was this? off of E Dst on 19th Quote Link to comment
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