The driver saw smoke couldn’t get over due to traffic tried to arrest the fire after deciding he couldn’t drop the trailer to save the load due to the severity of the fire … no-one hurt
Bristol is gonna be busy
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pictures from Bristol Evening Post …
Fire started in the cargo? 
Don’t stack ammonia next to medical iodine.
According to the beeb the driver said it the truck was heading for Italy from Avonmouth. Surely he meant just the cargo, cause who would do Europe in a Axor and thought deckers were to high for over there.
dowahdiddyman:
According to the beeb the driver said it the truck was heading for Italy from Avonmouth. Surely he meant just the cargo, cause who would do Europe in a Axor and thought deckers were to high for over there.
That is exactly what I was thinking. and looking at some of the pics, I reckon he could of pulled the pin without any problems cos the cab looks untouched at the height of the blaze.
dowahdiddyman:
According to the beeb the driver said it the truck was heading for Italy from Avonmouth. Surely he meant just the cargo, cause who would do Europe in a Axor and thought deckers were to high for over there.
If you were going to Italy from Avonmouth, you wouldn’t be on that road.
lizard:
I reckon he could of pulled the pin without any problems cos the cab looks untouched at the height of the blaze.
He knew he wouldn’t get a George Cross, that’s why.
Herongate:
dowahdiddyman:
According to the beeb the driver said it the truck was heading for Italy from Avonmouth. Surely he meant just the cargo, cause who would do Europe in a Axor and thought deckers were to high for over there.
If you were going to Italy from Avonmouth, you wouldn’t be on that road.
and you wouldnt be in an Axor
chaversdad:
Herongate:
dowahdiddyman:
According to the beeb the driver said it the truck was heading for Italy from Avonmouth. Surely he meant just the cargo, cause who would do Europe in a Axor and thought deckers were to high for over there.
If you were going to Italy from Avonmouth, you wouldn’t be on that road.
and you wouldnt be in an Axor
I can definately say that load or cargo wasnt going from avonmouth to italy 
Perhaps if the firemen/search and rescue/all round good guys got a bit closer,they might have put the fire out 
shame there isn’t a lido around there…could have had a nice en masse soak and relax 
I can understand his logic in not pulling the pin, an axor, but heard the driver had the only one left in the depot and he would have to drive it for the next 5 years
edwardj:
chaversdad:
Herongate:
dowahdiddyman:
According to the beeb the driver said it the truck was heading for Italy from Avonmouth. Surely he meant just the cargo, cause who would do Europe in a Axor and thought deckers were to high for over there.
If you were going to Italy from Avonmouth, you wouldn’t be on that road.
and you wouldnt be in an Axor
I can definately say that load or cargo wasnt going from avonmouth to italy
It could have been going to Yankee Candle in Avonmouth to be transferred onto a container which could have been driven the 2 miles or so to Avonmouth Docks where it could have been put onto a container boat bound for Italy.
bald bloke:
edwardj:
chaversdad:
Herongate:
dowahdiddyman:
According to the beeb the driver said it the truck was heading for Italy from Avonmouth. Surely he meant just the cargo, cause who would do Europe in a Axor and thought deckers were to high for over there.
If you were going to Italy from Avonmouth, you wouldn’t be on that road.
and you wouldnt be in an Axor
I can definately say that load or cargo wasnt going from avonmouth to italy
It could have been going to Yankee Candle in Avonmouth to be transferred onto a container which could have been driven the 2 miles or so to Avonmouth Docks where it could have been put onto a container boat bound for Italy.
Nope as the load for Italy is going by road but not on that trailer it was only collected 3 hours ago
edwardj:
bald bloke:
edwardj:
chaversdad:
Herongate:
dowahdiddyman:
According to the beeb the driver said it the truck was heading for Italy from Avonmouth. Surely he meant just the cargo, cause who would do Europe in a Axor and thought deckers were to high for over there.
If you were going to Italy from Avonmouth, you wouldn’t be on that road.
and you wouldnt be in an Axor
I can definately say that load or cargo wasnt going from avonmouth to italy
It could have been going to Yankee Candle in Avonmouth to be transferred onto a container which could have been driven the 2 miles or so to Avonmouth Docks where it could have been put onto a container boat bound for Italy.
Nope as the load for Italy is going by road but not on that trailer it was only collected 3
hours ago
You must work there then ?
bald bloke:
edwardj:
bald bloke:
edwardj:
chaversdad:
Herongate:
dowahdiddyman:
According to the beeb the driver said it the truck was heading for Italy from Avonmouth. Surely he meant just the cargo, cause who would do Europe in a Axor and thought deckers were to high for over there.
If you were going to Italy from Avonmouth, you wouldn’t be on that road.
and you wouldnt be in an Axor
I can definately say that load or cargo wasnt going from avonmouth to italy
It could have been going to Yankee Candle in Avonmouth to be transferred onto a container which could have been driven the 2 miles or so to Avonmouth Docks where it could have been put onto a container boat bound for Italy.
Nope as the load for Italy is going by road but not on that trailer it was only collected 3
hours ago
You must work there then ?
Nope but one of my drivers has just collected the Italian load as normal
To be fair on trumpton the black smoke did stop not long after the first crew got there, there was 2 big explosions before they got there though. Couldn’t understand why the bridge swing was taking so long until i saw the smoke around the corner lol.
