Driver escapes with his life as truck goes up in flames

The driver of this pick-up truck escaped with his life this morning.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – The Campbell County Rural Fire Service worked a car fire on Bethlehem Road before 9 am on Monday, and a couple of hours later, they were dispatched to a pick-up truck fire on Sugar Hollow Road.

At 11:37 Monday, firefighters with the Campbell County Rural Fire Service were called to the 1400 block of Sugar Hollow Road for a report of a truck on fire.  Upon arrival, crews found one truck fully engulfed.  There were no injuries.

The driver told firefighters that he was driving along and saw smoke.  He stopped jumped out of the truck.

Deputies with the Campbell County Sheriffs Office also responded.  (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 08/03/2020-2:45PM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF CCRFS ASSISTANT CHIEF DANIEL LAWSON)