Sunday morning a pickup truck hauling construction equipment caught fire. It was traveling westbound on Interstate 64 near the 120 Mile Marker. Lafayette Township Fire Protection District and New Chapel Fire Company were dispatched for the fire at 11:19 A.M. Quad 11 from LTFPD was first to arrive on the scene. The vehicle engine compartment was engulfed in flames. Quad 11’s crew was able to extinguish the fire within minutes of arrival. The vehicle did have smoke and heat damage in the passenger compartment. The trailer and the equipment the truck was hauling was undamaged.
