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Truck Goes Up in Flames; Firefighters Nearly Hit Responding

  • This was the scene Sunday on Interstate-10 as Flatonia firefighters responded to a truck fire.
    This was the scene Sunday on Interstate-10 as Flatonia firefighters responded to a truck fire.
An 18-wheeler caught fire and burned on Interstate 10 near Flatonia early Saturday morning, April 1. Flatonia Police Chief Lee Dick said the Sheriff’s Office called out on the radio around midnight reporting an 18-wheeler heading west with smoke coming from the rear. Dick said Flatonia Police Officer Ty Roggenkamp spotted the rig as it entered the City Limits. Dick said Roggenkamp could see fire…

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