Fire destroys semi-trailer - Clyde Mountain

Published: 18 Jan 2022 07:56am

Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews have extinguished a semi-trailer on fire at Clyde Mountain on the state's south coast.

The blaze broke out just before 8am today as the truck was travelling on the Kings Highway.

Crews from the Braidwood Fire Station were joined by police and the Rural Fire Service at the scene where flames had engulfed the rig, which was carrying a couple of excavators.

Firefighters saved the heavy machinery as they took control of the blaze but the truck was destroyed.

No-one was hurt in the incident.

Crews finished mopping up the scene by 10.50am.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

Updated: 25 Oct 2022 01:47pm

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