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Watch: Semi Driver Jumps Through Fire after OH Crash

March 18, 2025

When the rig hit a median barrier, the fuel tank caught fire, Akron firefighters said.

A semi driver jumped from his cab as an intense fire burned around the rig on I-77 near Akron.

The truck had hit a median first.

“The impact also caused a rupture of the passenger side fuel tank which also ignited, the fuel that is. It caused the fire to spread beyond the area of the truck itself," Akron Fire Lt. Robert Langston told WOIO.

The driver wasn't hurt.

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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.