Operations & Training

Tractor-Trailer Explosion Shuts Down Clifton, NJ, Highway

July 22, 2024

A firefighter narrowly escaped when the rig exploded Monday morning.

A tractor-trailer fire on a Clifton highway has resulted in evacuations and road closures.

There were reports of explosions at the incident on Route 3, abc7 reported.

Video shows a firefighter was walking toward the fire when the rig exploded.

There were reports that a ladder truck was hit by debris that also damaged a sound wall and items in the yard of a nearby house.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.