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Truck Fire Shuts Down Section of Mohawk Trail
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A truck caught fire on the Mohawk Trail late Thursday afternoon, prompting police to close off a portion of Route 2 for about an hour and a half.
North Adams Fire Director Steve Meranti said there were no injuries, and that the fire was contained to the tractor portion of the vehicle and did not spread to the trailer. He said the cause was most likely "a mechanical malfunction."
At approximately 4:30 p.m., two Dean's Quality Auto trucks arrived for cleanup and towing. Meranti expected the road to be re-opened by 5:30 p.m.
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Update at 7:04 p.m.
The truck, which was eastbound on Route 2, was a white 2000 Sterling semi tractor-trailer driven by Edward J. St. John, 68, of Royalston and owned by Kenneth D. Pratt, operating as Pratt Transport of Winchendon. The trailer is owned by B&B Truck Leasing of Jefferson, Maine.
Ambulances were dispatched but St. John was not taken to the hospital.
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