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Me_Again
Explorer III
Apr 30, 2017

Road side fire caused by failed trailer tire.

Today about 10 miles North of I-15 on 93 their was a rig on the side of the road with a trailer tire completely gone on the passengers side. Up the road a short distance the side of the road was on fire for a 1/4 to 1/2 mile. I concluded that sparks for the wheel set the dry brush on fire. Chris

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  • dewey02's avatar
    dewey02
    Explorer II
    May 01, 2017
    Me Again wrote:
    He was pointed South bound and I was headed North. Fire was along his path.

    We figured that, but were just funnin' with you.
    I think you are probably correct, sparks from the rim could well have caused the grass fire.
  • Me_Again's avatar
    Me_Again
    Explorer III
    May 01, 2017
    He was pointed South bound and I was headed North. Fire was along his path. But that seems to not been clear enough to you guys.

    RV.net is that way a lot: UP is Down, left is right.
  • dewey02's avatar
    dewey02
    Explorer II
    May 01, 2017
    deltabravo wrote:
    dodge guy wrote:
    Well if it was up the road from the trailer then it wasn't from him as he didn't make it there yet!

    Ditto. I was going to type the same thing.

    "Up the Road" means it was beyond the point at which the trailer had traveled.


    Maybe the cause/effect was the opposite. Driving through the 1/2 mile of Roadside fire caused the tire to overheat and blow out. :)
  • deltabravo's avatar
    deltabravo
    Nomad
    May 01, 2017
    dodge guy wrote:
    Well if it was up the road from the trailer then it wasn't from him as he didn't make it there yet!

    Ditto. I was going to type the same thing.

    "Up the Road" means it was beyond the point at which the trailer had traveled.
  • RandACampin's avatar
    RandACampin
    Explorer II
    May 01, 2017
    Me Again wrote:
    Today about 10 miles North of I-15 on 93 their was a rig on the side of the road with a trailer tire completely gone on the passengers side. Up the road a short distance the side of the road was on fire for a 1/4 to 1/2 mile. I concluded that sparks for the wheel set the dry brush on fire. Chris


    How did you conclude that? If it was up the road he would not be there yet. More likely a cigarette thrown out of a vehicle, happens all the time.
  • dodge_guy's avatar
    dodge_guy
    Explorer II
    May 01, 2017
    Well if it was up the road from the trailer then it wasn't from him as he didn't make it there yet!

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