$750k prime mover destroyed in Dukes Highway inferno
A Kenworth prime mover has been destroyed in blaze on the Dukes Highway, which remains closed.
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A truck has been destroyed after catching fire on the Dukes Highway near Ki Ki.
About 20 firefighters and four trucks were called to the blaze at about 12.15am Monday, containing the fire before it could spread to nearby grass.
However the Kenworth prime mover and its cargo were destroyed, with an estimated damage bill of $750,000.
No one was injured in the blaze with the cause of the fire believed to be a mechanical fault.
The Dukes Highway remains closed at Ki Ki following the fire.
Diversions are in place between Tailem Bend and Coonalpyn with a detour set up towards Meningie via the Princes Highway and McIntosh Way.
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