BROOKINGS COUNTY Flames quickly engulfed a semi-truck north of Brookings on Interstate 29 on Wednesday night, but the driver escaped without injury.
The incident occurred at mile marker 143 and was reported at 7:47 p.m., according to a Thursday morning news release from the Brookings County Sheriffs Office. It involved a 2018 Kenworth T680 with a box trailer.
The driver reported that his truck had been driving fine when he began having warning lights on his dash, Assistant Sheriff Scott Sebring wrote. When he pulled over to investigate, smoke started coming from under the hood and the truck was engulfed in flames in about two minutes.
Sebring wrote that, while crews were able to extinguish the fire, the truck sustained extensive damage. Damage estimates for the truck, trailer and contents are still pending, he added.
The incident is being investigated by the sheriffs office. Other responding agencies were fire departments from Brookings and White.
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