Semi-truck hauling potatoes catches fire on U.S. 285 in Lakewood

A semi-truck hauling potatoes caught connected occurrence Friday night, spilling spuds onto U.S. 285, according to Lakewood police. No 1 was injured successful the accident.

The mishap happened connected the road adjacent Simms Street and West Metro Fire Rescue responded on with police.

Our crews contiguous connected a semi-truck occurrence connected Highway 285 adjacent Simms. The operator saw smoke, pulled over, past the motortruck burst into flames. No injuries, but conveyance is simply a full loss. One substance vessel ruptured & our HazMat squad contained the spill. Truck was carrying a load of potatoes. pic.twitter.com/huOdmTIidu

— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) August 7, 2021

“The operator saw fume down him, pulled implicit and past the truck burst into flames,” WMFR said.

The motortruck was destroyed successful the fire, caused by a substance vessel rupture, according to the occurrence department. A HazMat squad contained volatile materials from the occurrence and incident, thousands of potatoes were mislaid and temporarily swept to the broadside of the roadway.

A adjacent resident, Susie Cassel Sertic, who lives successful Morrison, told constabulary she heard “three booms and looked retired to spot a large plume of smoke.”

Sertic, similar dozens of different people, commented astir the mishap connected societal media. Many said they were relieved that nary injuries were involved. Many cracked murphy jokes.

Donna Farris Bellamy, connected Facebook, said: “Fire + potatoes = baked potatoes? Anyone person food and sour cream?”