Tractor trailer catches fire in Tiruchi

January 31, 2014 01:57 pm | Updated May 13, 2016 01:23 pm IST - TIRUCHI

Fire fighters dousing flames in a tractor trailer after it caught fire on a busy thoroughfare in Tiruchi on Thursday. Photo: A. Muralitharan

Fire fighters dousing flames in a tractor trailer after it caught fire on a busy thoroughfare in Tiruchi on Thursday. Photo: A. Muralitharan

A tractor trailer carrying hay caught fire after sparks from an electric wire fell on it at Mannarpuram here on Thursday.

The tractor dashed against an electric post and overturned in the impact.

Driver jumps out

Fire fighters rushed to the spot and put out the fire in about 30 minutes. The vehicle driver jumped out of the tractor after the collision.

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