St. Lucie County - Tuesday February 21, 2023: St. Lucie County Fire District firefighters responded to a tractor-trailer fire on the Florida Turnpike early this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Several units responded at 3:30 a.m. It happened in the northbound lane at mile-marker 176.
The trailer caught on fire. The trucker was able to de-couple his cab from the trailer before firefighters arrived.
No one was injured. The cause has not yet been determined.