Here’s the excitement in our neck of the desert today.
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| The view coming down the east side of the mountain. |
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| Calming the fire before the rest of the hay is consumed. |
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| See the different colored smoke from the various items on fire? |
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| The truck is completely burned to a puddle because of all the fuel in the fuel tank. |
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| Hay bales falling off the trailer. |
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| Trying to put out the fire that spread to the brush. |
Thankfully no one was injured! The hay belongs to our neighbor. The truck was a brand new Kenworth.
Part of the cause of the fire can be seen in the photo above. Any guesses?
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No guesses… you got me…
Fires can be so scary. So sad about the new Kenworth.
Did the smoke stack from the truck put a spark into the hay? It is sitting so close in the picture. I don’t know if that is because the axle fell off and shifted the load or what. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a truck burn to the ground like that. There is always a first.
Best to your neighbor.
It may be my overactive imagination, but I am seeing a second car. Head on collisions make me want to stay home and never travel anywhere.
We could see this from town! Someone called me at work and told me it was on Sand Pass. Scary! Glad they got that fire out!
Smoke stacks too short!!!
Okay…you got my attention. I am so glad the fire is contained.
I can’t guess at the cause and it’s making my stomach hurt to keep looking at it, so I’ll just wait for your follow-up.
That is absolutely incredible!
Oh wow! I have no idea what started that fire. Your poor neighbor.
It looks like a car/ vehicle ran head on into the truck. I really hope that’s not the case. Glad everyone is fine. Love that you ran out with the camera to record the whole sordid event!
I am totally stumped!!
I’m assuming no one was hurt? I hope. I do not know what may have caused it, but my first guess would be the smoke stack.
OH MY! I hope no one was hurt. What a scary thing to happen.
He packed it too close to the exhaust? Yikes that is sad/scary!
spontaneous combustion? Glad it didn’t get any worse.
Sad to see that brand new truck burn … What a waste of money! Hopefully they are covered by insurance.
I’m glad the fire didn’t spread out to the brush and that it was in control asap!
Bet an over heated tire blew or sparked and started the fire. When I drove Semi’s saw that a lot in the desert or hot areas in the summer. Sorry for the neighbors lose but so glad no one was hurt.
Vehicle fires make me really nervous. My mom drove school bus when I was growing up and the bus caught fire in our driveway. Looks like that exhaust pipe caused some issues – what a shame, hope everyone is ok.
It does look like another vehicle hit it head on, but I’m thinking that’s the truck front itself. Was it sparks coming out of the smoke stack that started the hay on fire?
My vote is hot, exploded tires. I don’t see another car – just the frame of the truck.
I’m guessing something to do with the exhaust – it’s the only thing left! How scary!
That is an impressive and scary fire! It looks SO hot.
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No guesses, but oh! how tragic.
That cab really did melt. How sad.
Looks to me like he forgot to lift the “kickstand’s” from under the trailor??????
Very sad.
Looks like it started in the engine…a sad loss. Very lucky that the fire was contolled.
I can’t stand it! Will you tell us the answer? I’m so worried about the second vehicle theory.
A truck caught fire here near the Aguirre Springs Campground, just on the other side of the Organ Mountains from Las Cruces. It spread to the nearby desert and covered a lot of land before it was finally out, quite a few days later.
This drought is awful and fires are so scary!
@clairz
The post after this told the rest of the story. The smokestacks were too short so the exhaust was blowing right into the hay bales. The driver thought the white smoke was dust and so didn’t realize anything was wrong until he saw the black smoke. By then it was too late to do much except stop the truck and get himself out! No one was hurt which a HUGE blessing. But the hay and truck were a complete loss.
That is a sad thing to have happened, and I’m sure glad the driver got out. But, I have to admit, those are some pretty impressive pictures! Way to go Bon Bon!