Jun 30, 2008 5:44 am US/Pacific
Big Rig Catches Fire In Cerritos
CERRITOS, Calif.
Los Angeles County firefighters put out a big rig fire in Cerritos early on Monday morning.
The tractor-trailer was parked in a driveway in an industrial area at Valley View Avenue and Artesia Boulevard when the blaze began, said Los Angeles County Fire Department spokeswoman Cheryl Sims.
The fire was reported about 12:15 a.m. and put out about 12:40 a.m., Sims said. No injuries were reported.
The big rig belonged to Prudential Overall Supply company, according to camera crews at the scene.
Buckets of oily rags appear to be the source of the fire, according to county fire inspector Frank Garrido.
Garrido believes the fire started due to "spontaneous combustion" and caused about $100,000 in damage to the big rig and some pallets.
"All of the contents of the trailer were lost," according to Garrido.
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