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Firefighters used nine hours to extinguish the fire truck in the AP-7 (13/04/2012)

Firefighters of the City of Cartagena on Thursday the incencio stifled a caminón at the entrance to the AP-7 from Santa Anta Almeria sense.

The fire occurred about six o'clock in the afternoon.

Moved to place two trucks with seven firefighters, as well as Civil Guard officers, who were responsible for diverting traffic.

The truck carrying gift items, most of them plastic, hampering the work of extinguishing the fire, which originated in one of the rear wheels and then spread to the trailer.

The driver was not harmed, as he had time to release the box where he had the goods of the cabin.

The extinction was very laborious, according to the Fire Station, as the plastic material to melt creating a waterproof layer.

The tasks were performed from the back forward pushing through with boat hooks, ganchillas and water.

The materials could be separated is discharged to the ground and thus completed its extinction.

And almost extinguished the fire, efforts were made ​​to collect material with heavy machinery and soil compaction that remained on the trailer, in addition to removing the trailer above and allow entry to the AP-7.

Through the driver, your company and service personnel of the AP-7 was managed in a backhoe and two trucks for the collection of articles and a medium tonnage crane and a gondola to remove the trailer to a junkyard.

All these operations considerably delayed the total extinction and cleaning of the road was finally free and suitable for circulation, based back 2:38 in the morning.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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