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Truck fire closes Trans-Canada
May 2, 2008, Woodstock, N.B. - A brake problem is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a 16-metre trailer full of tires on the Trans-Canada Highway in western New Brunswick.
May 5, 2008
By The Canadian Press
Fire chief Ricky Nicholson says crews responded to the blaze near Woodstock around 9 p.m. Sunday and were on the scene for several hours.
Nicholson says there was a malfunction in the brake system.
The highway was closed while crews battled the spectacular fire.
The trailer was destroyed, while the driver managed to unhook the load from his truck.
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The driver works for Armour Transport and was heading for Montreal.
(CJCJ)
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