A utility truck-semi burst into flames on Lake Forest Park Road on Tuesday afternoon east of Sturgeon Bay. At about 5 o’clock Sturgeon Bay Fire Department was dispatched to the scene just north of Buffalo Ridge Trail on Lake Forest Park Road. The condition of the driver is unknown at this time, although Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman says he is believed to have suffered only minor injuries.
The crew was doing boring work to lay electric lines underground. Gasoline in the back of a tractor trailer was spilled as they attempted to refuel some of the machinery. The gas hit a hot exhaust motor and sparked causing the trailer to ignite. Several other containers of combustible material went up subsequently as heard in a video sent to DoorCountyDailyNews.com by Janice Adomeit.
Overnight, lighted barricades will be used to caution motorists on Lake Forest Park Road of the damaged trailer. It is too compromised structurally to be removed. Sturgeon Bay Fire will be using Crosby's Heavy Duty Wrecker Service out of Green Bay to clear the trailer. They will have to dismantle the trailer in piecemeal fashion using a saw. The job is expected to last at least 8-10 hours, beginning Wednesday morning.
Audio from eyewitnesses Mr. and Mrs. John Vincent, residents on Lake Forest Park Road.
(photo courtesy of Nancy Prange)
