Trumbull Firefighters Extinguish Smoking Tractor Trailer

TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Firefighters successfully put out a fire that broke out Monday evening in a tractor trailer filled with industrial-type batteries along Route 25 in Trumbull.

Long Hill volunteer firefighters worked late Monday to put out a fire inside a tractor trailer and handle hazardous waste.
Photo Credit: *Long Hill Volunteer Fire Company No. 1/Facebook*

Long Hills Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 received assistance from the Trumbull Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 in extinguishing Monday's tractor trailer fire.
Photo Credit: *Long Hill Volunteer Fire Company No. 1/Facebook*

Amy Maciaszek

12/01/2015 1:45 p.m.

The call reporting a smoking trailer first came in shortly after 5 p.m. When they arrived at the scene, volunteer firefighters from Trumbull-based Long Hill Engine 205 saw smoke coming out of the tractor trailer that was hauling the batteries. The fire involved battery casings and packing materials inside the tractor trailer, fire officials said.

They got help from firefighters with Trumbull Volunteer Fire Company No. 1. Crews stayed at the scene Monday with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and a hazardous material team to dispose of the materials safely.

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