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Tractor trailer fire prevented by park rangers
August 13, 2023 · Source: National Park Service
A tractor trailer’s brakes caught on fire—twice--while descending CA-190 eastbound from Towne Pass on August 10 in the evening. The truck was saved from a complete loss to fire by a report from an off-duty National Park Service (NPS) employee and the response by Death Valley National Park’s rangers with a fire engine.
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