Photo Constable Precinct 4.
August 27, 2024 - Texas Department of Public Safety has provided additional details on the August 21, 2024, truck fire.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) State Trooper Dustin Ramos, at 5:05pm DPS Troopers, Timpson Volunteer Fire Department (VFD), Tenaha VFD, and Constable Precinct 4 Taylor Fanguy were dispatched to a truck fire on U.S. Highway 59 between Timpson and Tenaha.
The truck was a 2020 Freightliner pulling a Great Dane box trailer, both owned by FedEx out of Pennsylvania and driven by Lonnie Flanagan, 65, of Weston Lakes, Texas. Just previous to the fire, the truck was northbound when Flanagan noticed the truck was smoking in the box area and he pulled over, after which, he identified the trailer was catching on fire and Flanagan separated the truck from the trailer.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze and emergency crews were working on the roadway to clear the scene until 11:30pm.
No injuries were reported resulting from the incident.
August 21, 2024 - Emergency personnel are on scene at a truck-tractor fire on U.S. Highway 59 between Timpson and Tenaha. Tenaha Volunteer Fire Department firefighters are on scene since around 5pm, along with Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers and Taylor Fanguy, Constable Precinct 4.
The truck appears to have been hauling a FedEx trailer.
According to Constable Taylor Fanguy, US 59 in between Timpson and Tenaha close to County Road 4653 is the location of the fire, and the roadway is shut down for the 18-wheeler trailer on fire.
Texas DPS Troopers are investigating the incident and travelers are advised to use caution through this area.
