RCMP investigating fire at local transportation company
Three freight trucks were destroyed after a fire at McConnell Transport in Jacksonville on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
Woodstock Fire Chief Harold McLellan said the call came in at 5:37 p.m. Dispatch said two transports were on fire, but three were fully engulfed when firefighters arrived on scene. Plumes of smoke from the fire could be seen kilometres away.
The trucks were parked closely together at the time. Employees with McConnell Transport were able to move others out of the way, limiting the damage. The trucks weren’t hooked to trailers, minimizing the overall loss.
“They went up quickly. There’s little left. That’s the nature of them. They are closed in, and when they catch fire, they go quickly,” said McLellan.
The RCMP is investigating.
Chief McLellan said this was call 202 so far this year and that the department’s calls were up by 38 compared to this time last year.
