FRIDAY THE 13TH was not without incident in Freestone County when an 18 wheeler caught fire, shutting down Highway 84 in Teague for most of the afternoon.
According to Lieutenant DeWayne Philpott of the Teague Police Department, the driver of the truck noticed smoke while stopped at Teague Mart/Sonic on Loop 255. The driver attempted to battle the flames himself with a fire extinguisher but the blaze eventually consumed the cab of the truck.
Fortunately the driver escaped injury.
Teague Police and Fire Department, as well as Fairfield Fire Department responded to put out the fire.
Traffic was restricted for a time afterwards as crews cleared debris, and removed oil and diesel from the roadway.
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