Frances truck fire - 24 July 2024
17 firefighters on four CFS trucks have attended a tray top truck fire at Frances, 40 kilometres north-east of Naracoorte, near the Victorian border. The truck was driving along Frances Road at just before 5pm, when its load of hay burst into flames. The driver pulled over and a nearby farmer who witnessed the incident, drove his tractor over and helped by unloading the burning hay – which prevented further damages to the $500,000 rig. Crews worked hard to extinguish the fire, however the 30 large hay bales and parts of the tray top were destroyed. Total losses are estimated at $130,000.