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Truck driver saved a truck-load of books from burning on I-95

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<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;5170" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-5170" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;07&sol;Truck-driver-saved-a-load-of-books-on-I-95&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-5170" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;07&sol;Truck-driver-saved-a-load-of-books-on-I-95-300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Truck driver saved a load of books on I-95" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-5170" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Truck driver saved a load of books on I-95<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Joppa&comma; Md&period; &&num;8212&semi;  07&sol;29&sol;2014 &&num;8212&semi; Joppa-Magnolia Volunteers responded to several fires yesterday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The first fire call came in at 8&colon;59 am&period;  The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company &lpar;JMVFC&rpar; was alerted to assist the Abingdon Fire Company &lpar;AFC&rpar; at a reported building fire in the 4600 block of Compass Point Road&comma; Belcamp&period;  A fire engine from the JMVFC Edgewood station responded at 9&colon;00 am&period;  At 9&colon;05 am&comma; the AFC Fire Chief confirmed a fire in the building and requested additional resources&comma; which brought the JMVFC hook and ladder truck&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Upon arrival&comma; JMVFC crews worked with firefighters from the AFC as well as the <strong>Aberdeen Fire Department&comma; Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire Department&comma; Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company and the Susquehanna Hose Company of Havre de Grace<&sol;strong> to control the fire&period;  The JMVFC units cleared the scene at 10&colon;28 am&period;  For additional information&comma; contact the Abingdon Fire Company&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While returning from the <strong>Belcamp fire&comma; JMVFC units<&sol;strong> were alerted for a truck fire on northbound I-95 at 75&period;1&comma; Joppa&period;  Milepost 75&period;1 is between exits 74 &lpar;SRT-152&sol;Mountain Road&rpar; and 77 &lpar;SRT-24&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fire engines from the AFC responded in the southbound direction&period;  Upon arrival&comma; Firefighters found a tractor and trailer with fire in the rear of the tractor&period;  Fortunately&comma; the <strong>tractor-trailer driver<&sol;strong> was able to disconnect the trailer and pull the tractor away before the fire extended to the trailer&comma; which was carrying books&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The fire on the tractor was extinguished&period;  There was minor damage to the interior of the trailer&period;  Firefighters initially used a thermal imaging camera to look for heat without damaging the trailer&period;  The camera detected high heat present so the inside of the trailer was opened and checked for hidden fire&period;  The fire appeared to have started near the braking area of the tractor&period;  No injuries were reported&period;  Several lanes of northbound I-95 were blocked until the tractor and trailer were removed from the scene&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Photos by Joppa-Magnolia VFC<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"metaslider-id-3609" style&equals;"max-width&colon; 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Upon arrival&comma; Firefighters found a tractor and trailer with fire in the rear of the tractor&period; Fortunately&comma; the tractor-trailer driver was able to disconnect the trailer and pull the tractor away before the fire extended to the trailer&comma; which was carrying books&period; &NewLine;&NewLine;The fire on the tractor was extinguished&period; There was minor damage to the interior of the trailer&period; Firefighters initially used a thermal imaging camera to look for heat without damaging the trailer&period; The camera detected high heat present so the inside of the trailer was opened and checked for hidden fire&period; The fire appeared to have started near the braking area of the tractor&period; No injuries were reported&period; Several lanes of northbound I-95 were blocked until the tractor and trailer were removed from the scene&period;&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-1464 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2011-04-03 01&colon;26&colon;27"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;allpawnandguns&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2011&sol;04&sol;All-Pawn-March-2011-Ches-750x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"750" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3609 slide-1464 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption">Fire engines from the AFC responded in the southbound direction&period; 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