Tractor-Trailer Carrying Food Catches Fire On I-84 in Southington: FD

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A tractor-trailer carrying food products caught fire late Friday night on Interstate 84 eastbound in Southington, prompting a multi-agency response and mutual aid from neighboring fire departments.

The Southington Fire Department was dispatched at approximately 11:42 p.m. to the area of Exit 28 after reports of a tractor-trailer fire, according to the SFD.

Firefighters arrived to find the truck's tractor fully engulfed in flames, with the fire spreading to the attached trailer.

Crews deployed multiple hose lines to contain and extinguish the blaze before conducting an extensive overhaul of the trailer.

The truck's driver was able to exit the vehicle before firefighters arrived and was not injured, according to the fire department.

Because of the scale of the fire, the Cheshire Fire Department and the Wolcott Volunteer Fire Department provided mutual aid by supplying additional water to the scene.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection also responded.

Officials said the trailer was transporting food products.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.