The Grand Forks Fire Department responded to a truck that caught fire on North Washington Street, just south of the train overpass, on Thursday. Aug. 19.
The vehicle was heading north on Washington Street when it caught fire, before 4:30 p.m. Northbound traffic was stopped temporarily, and southbound traffic was limited to the west lane. Traffic was backed up nearly to University Avenue, though it proceeded slowly.
A person in the vicinity told the Herald it did not take long to extinguish the fire, which completely destroyed the truck. Fire crews responded with two engines, and Grand Forks Police officers managed traffic near the intersection of Washington Street and DeMers Avenue, while three Lawn King employees, apparently the vehicle’s occupants, watched from the east side of Washington Street.
A tow truck was on the scene at 4:45 p.m.
