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Originally Posted by G-CPTN
Anybody here got any stories about tyre fires?
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Not tyre fires but, a workmate of mine was trundling down the M6, near the junction with the M5, when he spotted smoke coming from the trailer wheels.
Onto the hard shoulder and, stop near an emergency phone. No mobiles back then. A quick look see and straight on to the operator. Conversation went something like:-
"Hello, Have you broken down?"
"No. One of my brake
drums is on fire!"
Exchange of info. etc., and, soon after, Keith became aware of a two.tone siren (or
ten) approaching from the north. Then, he noticed that there was a sudden lack of passing traffic!
The operator, possibly due to the high background noise levels, had slightly mis-heard Keith and instigated a chemical
drum fire alert!!!
Traffic mayhem throughout the West Midlands for a number of hours as it happened in the evening peak!!!