Rice and flour packages receive fire and smoke damage
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
The Portageville fire and police department responded to a cargo trailer last fire Tuesday around 9:30 a.m. A tractor -trailer was heading north on Interstate 55 when he was flagged down on the Portageville northbound ramp about his trailer being on fire. According to authorities, his trailer brakes got too hot and caught fire burning through the left side of the trailer above the tire axle.