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Dramatic cellphone video shows flames billowing from big rig’s trailer

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Dramatic cellphone video shows flames billowing from big rig’s trailer
This still image taken from a cellphone video shows an 18-wheeler hauling monster trucks billowing flames from its trailer on Aug. 29, 2023, as it travels along U.S. 50 in Sacramento, Calif. (Courtesy: @ppv_tahoe via Twitter)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Aug. 30, The Trucker reported that a semi hauling two Monster Jam monster trucks caught fire on Aug. 29 along U.S. 50 in Sacramento, heavily damaging the oversized vehicles.

Video — displayed below this article — of that incident has now been released.

The rig’s driver was able to safely detach it from the flaming trailer, according to the Sacramento Fire Department.

Officials said a motorist noticed smoke billowing from the trailer and called 911.

The two monster trucks damaged were Megalodon and Scooby-Doo, both estimated to be worth $1 million each.

The trucks were on their way to an event in San Jose, California.

The fire’s cause is still under investigation.

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