Just before midnight on Saturday evening, a box truck returning from a firework show in Akron exploded into a ball of flames as it was traveling south on S. Lake road in Pembroke.
Pembroke Assistant Fire Chief Edwin Mileham says he heard a big explosion just as he was going to bed, a few minutes later his pager was going off. Mileham, who lives about 4 miles from S. Lake road, says when he arrived on scene fireworks were exploding all over the place and the box truck was fully involved.
The driver of the truck was able to self extricate and call 9-1-1.
“All of a sudden he saw sparks and then a loud bang, then he pulled over and got out,” says Mileham.
The driver was not injured.
Mileham says fire crews on scene were able to use a deck gun on Pembroke’s engine and stay about 30-40 feet away and cool the fire down. Flames were as high as the power lines and debris from firework explosions extended 1,000 feet down the road and into yards.
