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Truck Burns on US 77 After Flat Tire

  • An 18-wheeler burned Monday afternoon on the north side of La Grange after a flat tire got hot and caught fire. Photo by Todd Keilers
    An 18-wheeler burned Monday afternoon on the north side of La Grange after a flat tire got hot and caught fire. Photo by Todd Keilers
An 18-wheeler caught fire and burned on the north side of La Grange Monday, June 12. The incident happened on US 77 near the Fayette County Fairgrounds around 5:44 p.m. La Grange Volunteer Fire Department had responded to a grass fire on US 77 north of town just a few minutes before the truck caught fire. La Grange Fire Chief Frank Menefee said he believed the fire after the rig drove some…

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