UPDATE (1:54 p.m.): According to an updated Twitter post, one of the semi-trailers was carrying several cases of hand sanitizer, a flammable substance due to its alcohol content.
Putting out the trailer required hours of firefighting efforts, the post said. Crews used alcohol-resistant foam and deployed the aerial ladder to act like a sprinkler system over the trailer.
The fire was ultimately put out at 10:30 a.m., the post said.
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Tucson Fire crews battled a fire that engulfed several semi-truck trailers and part of a strip mall in Midtown, Wednesday morning.
According to a social media post from TFD, crews arrived at 4431 E. 22nd St. at 3:19 a.m. to find several trailers on fire.
A second alarm was called at 3:27 a.m. Crews accessed one of the buildings and reported heavy fire inside. They fought the fire from outside and were able to contain it to one business in the strip mall and two semi-trailers.
The fire was under control by 4:37 a.m. No injuries were reported.
The cause is under investigation.
