Overview
- Fire crews in Doolittle, Missouri, extinguished a tractor-trailer blaze on Route 174 eastbound early Aug. 18 that left the ribeye cargo a total loss.
- Officials reported no injuries and said both eastbound lanes were temporarily closed during the response.
- Probationary firefighter Jenna Ulrich, identified by the department as its only vegan, fought her first fire alongside her father, Glenn, and the agency shared images and video from the scene.
- The Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District has not released a cause, noting the incident is under investigation.
- The department said this was its eighth vehicle fire in three weeks, providing context for the ongoing review of the incident.