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Tractor-trailer fire on Sunset Road

By Steve Lyttle
slyttle@charlotteobserver.com

Posted: Friday, Feb. 22, 2013

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22 CFD firefighters knocked down a truck fire at USF Holland in the 5200 block of Sunset Road on Friday February 22, 2013. No injuries were reported. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com

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22 CFD firefighters knocked down a truck fire at USF Holland in the 5200 block of Sunset Road on Friday February 22, 2013. No injuries were reported. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com

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A CFD firefighter sprays foam on the charred remains of of a tractor trailer truck at USF Holland. 22 CFD firefighters knocked down a truck fire at USF Holland in the 5200 block of Sunset Road on Friday February 22, 2013. No injuries were reported. JOHN D. SIMMONS - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com

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No injuries were reported Friday morning in a truck fire in north Charlotte, fire officials say.

The fire was reported about 9:15 a.m. in the 5200 block of Sunset Road, a short distance from Statesville Road and east of Interstate 77. A tractor-trailer caught fire, but Charlotte fire Capt. Rob Brisley said a crew of 22 firefighters was able to subdue the blaze in less than 15 minutes.

Traffic was curtailed for a time, but the road was reopened a short time later.

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