PHOTOS: Truck fire extinguished near Moffat Bridge in Quesnel

Quesnel fire chief Ron Richert radios for backup after arriving on the scene in the command truck. Bystanders tried to knock the fire with handheld extinguishers, and appeared to stall the fire’s spread. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)Quesnel fire chief Ron Richert radios for backup after arriving on the scene in the command truck. Bystanders tried to knock the fire with handheld extinguishers, and appeared to stall the fire’s spread. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
After the truck became fully engulfed, Richert asked the truck’s passengers and bystanders to step further away. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)After the truck became fully engulfed, Richert asked the truck’s passengers and bystanders to step further away. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
Drivers continued to pass by the truck, even as it burned. The truck was sitting along the road which acts as an entrance to Front Street. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)Drivers continued to pass by the truck, even as it burned. The truck was sitting along the road which acts as an entrance to Front Street. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
The first sprays from the fire truck hit the truck. Firefighters had to avoid a lightpole while working. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)The first sprays from the fire truck hit the truck. Firefighters had to avoid a lightpole while working. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
Eventually the firefighters hit the inside of the cab of the truck. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)Eventually the firefighters hit the inside of the cab of the truck. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
Plumes of white smoke went into the air as the fire was extinguished. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)Plumes of white smoke went into the air as the fire was extinguished. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
The firefighters use a wider spray to coat the inside of the cab with water. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer) The firefighters use a wider spray to coat the inside of the cab with water. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)The firefighters use a wider spray to coat the inside of the cab with water. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer) The firefighters use a wider spray to coat the inside of the cab with water. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
There appeared to be no injuries in the fire, and by 9:45 a.m., the truck was extinguished, and the air was completely free of smoke. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)There appeared to be no injuries in the fire, and by 9:45 a.m., the truck was extinguished, and the air was completely free of smoke. (Cassidy Dankochik Photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

The Quesnel Fire Department was able to quickly extinguish a truck fire in the morning of Thursday, April 21.

Emergency crews were called to a road close to the parking lot with the sani-dump just before 9:30 a.m. Bystanders tried to knock down the blaze with handheld fire extinguishers, but were unable to completely stop the fire.

When crews arrived, they found an older model truck on fire. The fire appeared to originate near the hinge of the hood, in the engine compartment.

There appeared to be no injuries in the blaze.

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