Photo / Watertown Fire and Rescue & KXLG
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KFGO/KXLG) – Crews responded to a diesel tanker fire Wednesday in Watertown, South Dakota.
Firefighters say they responded to the call around 9:30 a.m. When crews arrived they found the tanker trailer fully engulfed in flames with heavy smoke in the air. Crews decided to let the fire burn and stayed on scene to monitor the fire so that diesel fuel did not enter a nearby creek. Crews say the 10,000 gallon tanker burned for about two and a half hours. It is not known how many gallons of diesel were in the trailer.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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