Montrose, IL-(Effingham Radio)- From the Montrose Fire Protection District Facebook Page:
On Sunday, 2/5/23 at 20:13 hours, Montrose Fire along with Greenup Fire and Ambulance were dispatched to I-70 eastbound at the 110MM for a semi that had lost control, crashed into the woodline and was fully engulfed. Teutopolis FPD was requested to respond with a tanker.
C800 was first to arrive on scene and advised a semi was down in the ravine as well as a box truck flipped over blocking both lanes of I-70. Both units were fully engulfed in flames. Both drivers had made it out of the vehicles.
Firefighters extinguished the fire and cleared the scene around 23:30 hours. I-70 eastbound was shutdown for multiple hours.
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