Editor’s note: A citizen supplied the photograph.
An explosion occurred close to 5:30 p.m., on Monday, May 24, 2021, at the intersection of U. S. Route 30 and IL Highway 78. Smoke rolled out of the back area of a semi-tractor trailer.
The female driver stated to the citizen, “I think it was the tire” of the J. B. Hunt trailer. She was correct. The trailer was empty.
According to Fireman Joe Bielema, it took some time to resolve the issue, because there was no local dealer to replace the tire. By early evening, the trailer had been hauled away. The driver had been headed to Cedar Rapids, IA.
