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Semi trailer containing batteries goes up in flames off Tidewater Dr. in Norfolk

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Posted at 3:03 PM, Jul 19, 2023
and last updated 2023-07-19 15:04:32-04

Multiple agencies were on the scene of a fire involving a semi-trailer Wednesday in Norfolk.

It was reported just before 11:55 a.m. in the 6000 block of Tidewater Drive, according to Norfolk Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief and Public Information Officer Glen Williams.

The 53-foot trailer contained lithium-ion batteries.

No one was hurt, according to the fire department.

Crews said the fire could be burning for hours.