Fire consumes tow truck in Alton (IL)

[TowZone]

ALTON — A flatbed tow truck from Missouri was consumed by flames Tuesday afternoon on the parking lot of the Taco Bell on Landmarks Boulevard in Alton.

 

 

At about 1 p.m. Tuesday Alton firefighters received a report of the fire and arrived to find the cab of a tow truck from Quick Quality Automotive in St. Louis fully engulfed in flames. The driver said he noticed smoke in the cab and pulled over, away from any buildings, on the Taco Bell parking lot.

 

No injuries were reported in the fire; the cause of the blaze was not immediately available.

 

 

The fiberglass hood melted into a pile as flames billowed from the cab. Several people stopped to take pictures on their cell phones.

 

The truck was a total loss and required a second flatbed tow truck to remove what was left of it from the Alton business. 

 

 

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