I-90 Ellensburg, WA brakes on trailer froze up and caused fire

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  1. Moon_beam

    Moon_beam Heavy Load Member

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    Semi Trailer Fire Snarls Traffic On I-90 Monday Morning

    A semi-trailer fire on I-90 east of Ellensburg backed-up traffic westbound for hours Monday morning.

    Washington State Patrol Trooper Colin Cumaravel says the fire started after a brake malfunction.

    "The brakes on the rear trailer froze up and caused the fire, and then caused the back-up," said Cumaravel. "It was still in lane one, the right lane."



    Troopers were called to the scene shortly after 5am, and the westbound lanes were completely closed for about an hour between 5:15am and 6:15am.

    The semi ended up blocking the right lane for more than four hours, and traffic continued to be backed up in the area.

    Trooper Cumaravel says the malfunction with the semi-trailer is not a commonplace occurrence.

    "It's pretty rare, but with trailer brakes, once in a while there's a malfunction that can cause a fire," Cumaravel said. "The brakes seize up, and then overheat, and then catch fire."

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  3. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    “Usually there is 30 people yelling in the Citizen Band radio to the driver, but he had it Off and wasn’t paying attention.”
     
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  4. kemosabi49

    kemosabi49 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Must not have checked his mirrors very often either
     
  5. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    IF he had a radio to begin with…
     
  6. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    This just goes to show how oblivious some drivers are to their surroundings, and what not…
     
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  7. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire,
    We don't need no water let the mother ###### burn.
     
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  8. FearTheCorn

    FearTheCorn Medium Load Member

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    What is this "mirrors" think you speak of?
     
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