ANDOVER, MASS. (WHDH) - Four dump trucks and one tanker caught fire in Andover Friday night sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the air.
Crews responding to the scene on Lowell Junction Road for reports of an explosion around 7:10 p.m. found the vehicles fully engulfed, according to a release issued by the department.
Fortunately, the flames did not reach the tank, according to the Andover deputy fire chief.
“I was working on my computer and all of a sudden I hear a huge explosion,” one witness Susan Zielinski said. “So I came running out, and seeing the black smoke so I called 911, and then I came back out and took some pictures. I just couldn’t believe how bad the fire was.”
An environmental clean-up crew, the Andover Health Division and the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection were called the scene.
“This could have been a much worse situation had it not been for their quick thinking and efficient work,” Chief Michael B. Mansfield said.
The road was temporarily closed while crews worked to clear the scene.
No one was injured.
The damage to the five vehicles is estimated to be about $1 million.
Fire investigators are on the scene investigating the cause of the blaze.
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