Tractor Trailer Hauling Municipal Waste Catches Fire On I-195 In Upper Freehold Township

November 25, 2022

UPPER FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ (MONMOUTH)–Firefighters from Hope Fire Company of Allentown were dispatched to I-195 west bound near mile post 9.6 for a tractor trailer smoking at 3:57 p.m. Upon arrival firefighters found a trailer on fire that was disconnected from the tractor and the vehicle was full of municipal waste. Firefighters initially started working on the fire using a 1 3/4 hand line then once the cover over the burning materials was removed switched to deck gun operations. Millstone Township Fire Department brought an engine and a tanker to the scene for additional water and manpower.

Vehicle fire on I-195 westbound East of Exit 8 – CR 539 (Upper Freehold Twp) right shoulder closed use caution https://t.co/Wf4B21yJqj
— 511NJ I195 (@511nji195) November 25, 2022

Vehicle fire on I-195 westbound East of Exit 8 – CR 539 (Upper Freehold Twp) right shoulder closed 5-10 minute delay use caution https://t.co/x3Qmo2tEf6
— 511NJ I195 (@511nji195) November 25, 2022

Vehicle fire on I-195 westbound East of Exit 8 – CR 539 (Upper Freehold Twp) 1 Right lane and shoulder of 2 lanes closed 5-10 minute delay use caution https://t.co/6wcQ98s1BR
— 511NJ I195 (@511nji195) November 25, 2022