Old Truck Prompts Reports Of Burning Gasoline Tanker

November 9, 2012

A wreck of a truck with a lot of mechanical problems prompted fears of a burning gasoline tanker on Highway 29 at Roberts Road Thursday evening.

Some callers to 911 reported black smoke boiling out of a vehicle was not visible, while other callers even reported they thought a gas tanker truck was burning. That prompted the dispatch of five stations of Escambia Fire Rescue and an ambulance to the area.

The first firefighters to arrive in the area reported so much smoke in the air that they could not determine exactly where the reported burning truck was located. They were soon able to find the multicolor Ford F800in the parking lot of Shear Illusions on Highway 95A.

Firefighters reported that the truck was leaking large quantities of hydraulic fluid, oil and other fluids that had burned while the truck was in motion.

There was no driver with the vehicle when firefighters arrived; witnesses said the driver fled on foot when he heard sirens approaching.

The incident was referred to the Florida Highway Patrol for investigation. Further details were not available.

Pictured: When thick smoke finally cleared off Highway 29 Thursday evening, firefighters discovered this truck was the source. NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Smith, click to enlarge.

Comments

10 Responses to “Old Truck Prompts Reports Of Burning Gasoline Tanker”

  1. doublewide on November 11th, 2012 2:46 pm

    “charlie” if you saw this truckand didn’t report this truck you are just as blind as cops. Anyone knows its not donots any more,its burgers and fries.

  2. charlie w. on November 9th, 2012 12:31 pm

    Deputy on November 9th, 2012 6:45 am Wow Charlie. A donut joke about us deputies. Completely false. Every good cop knows there is nowhere in Molino to get good quality donuts. Come on no

    No joke here. Its a fact!

  3. Dixie on November 9th, 2012 12:10 pm

    Deputy,
    Some of us appreciate you all the time. Charlie will when he needs you but might be too late then!

  4. Jim bob on November 9th, 2012 11:07 am

    @ Charlie

    I Sir hope you get pulled over today by the same deputy that followed this truck!

  5. Saul Overman on November 9th, 2012 7:37 am

    Charlie W, you should have said “an Escambia deputy and I”. Oh, and Escambia Deputies eat Little Debbies and moon pies not doughnuts.

  6. well on November 9th, 2012 7:33 am

    @ Deputy,

    Don’t let ol charlie get to you. Everyone loves to knock anything that does not effect them. If he saw you stop the truck you would be a jerk for harrassing a man just trying to make a living. Also if he needs you he will be very happy to see you.

    P. S. They have krispy Kreme at the Tom Thumbs in the area. :-)

  7. 429SCJ on November 9th, 2012 6:57 am

    Charlie W., while you may not see a vehicle such as this everyday around the Boston Commons or cruising the Beacon Hill neighborhood, they are a regular occurance down here in the south. Welcome to Dixie.

    I have no idea where they come from or where they are going. I just take a deep breath and accellerate on upwind of them. It was nice of you people to follow him to Molino, to make sure he made it home all right.

  8. Deputy on November 9th, 2012 6:45 am

    Wow Charlie. A donut joke about us deputies. Completely false. Every good cop knows there is nowhere in Molino to get good quality donuts. Come on now.

  9. charlie w. on November 9th, 2012 6:25 am

    This piece of junk has been on the highways for several months, and the cops ignore it. Going 30 MPH, smoking like its on fire, and should have been removed from the roads long ago. Me and a escambia county deputy along with several other cars followed this junk from Cantonment to Molina and what did the cop do. NOTHING, it was donut time I suppose!!

  10. bo on November 9th, 2012 5:49 am

    Ol’ Carlon keeps his trucks in tip top shape to hear him tell it! If u think this is bad u should see his loader!!

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