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No injuries in Marathon tractor trailer fire

OPP are investigating the cause
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MARATHON, ON - A Marathon, Ont. tractor trailer fire resulted in no injuries although the fire is under investigation.

On Friday at approximately 4:15pm, the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police received a call of a tractor trailer unit that was on fire on the Dead Horse Road approximately 35 kilometres west of Marathon.

When police arrived, the Marathon Fire Department (MFD) had extinguished the fire. A 2015 International Pro beige tractor trailer was parked approximately 100 metres up the road at the junction of Highway 17. The trailer had been parked at this location for approximately three weeks after breaking down.

There were no injuries but the fire is under investigation. Police are asking anyone with any photos, video, or may have seen anything suspicious such as a vehicle or person in or near the area around the time of the fire to please call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-465-6844.




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