Crisis Averted After Trailer Filled with Chips Catches Fire

Photo by OCALA FIRE RESCUE

Photo by OCALA FIRE RESCUE

Photo by OCALA FIRE RESCUE

Photo by OCALA FIRE RESCUE
(OCALA, FL.) July 7, 2022 – On Thursday, July 7, at approximately 1:48 p.m., Ocala Fire Rescue responded to reports of a vehicle fire at Outlaw Snax, 3031 W Silver Springs Blvd. Engines 3 and 4, Rescue 3, Tower 1, and Battalion 11, were dispatched to the scene.
Upon arrival, units found a detached trailer filled with approximately 40,000 pounds of potato chips burning. The trailer was neither connected to a truck nor threatening any structures.
Crews from Engine 4 and Rescue 3 attacked the flames using a pre-connected hose line, while firefighters from Engine 3 and Tower 1 prepared to deploy Engine 4’s deck gun - a high-capacity jet stream used to knock down fires with a clear line of sight.
Using the jet stream along with an extinguishing agent, crews extinguished the fire.
No injuries were reported.