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Shelton Firefighters Knock Down Tractor-Trailer Blaze On Route 8

SHELTON, Conn. — Companies 1 & 3 from Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Co. 1 in Shelton extinguished a burning tractor-trailer on Route 8 early Saturday morning in the snow, according to a Facebook post. 

Firefighters from Echo Hose Hook & Ladder knocked down a truck fire early Saturday on Route 8.

Firefighters from Echo Hose Hook & Ladder knocked down a truck fire early Saturday on Route 8.

Photo Credit: Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Co. 1, Facebook

Units responded at about 5:15 a.m. to Route 8 southbound at Exit 13 to find a working truck fire, the post said. 

The crew made a quick knockdown before the fire could reach the trailer, firefighters said. 

Engine 32 and Engine 35 provided additional water and scene protection. 

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