Truck driver safe following IL-54 cooking oil fire

Vehicle Fire Ralls Illinois in Ralls, Illinois: A truck carrying palm oil caught fire late Thursday night on Illinois Highway 54 near Summer Hill in Pike County, Illinois. The truck driver had driven several miles down the road unaware of the fire, while other drivers attempted to warn him. When fire personnel arrived, the truck was fully engulfed; firefighters used foam and then water to extinguish the blaze. The driver refused medical attention and was taken to a local hotel.