A crane fire brought traffic to a standstill on the A38 between Plympton and Efford near Plymouth, Devon in the UK, this morning.
photo courtesy john Hiscox
The crane, a Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 city type All Terrain from the Ainscough Crane Hire fleet was travelling in the west bound lanes when the superstructure burst into flames. The east bound lanes were also closed due to the smoke levels and fear of an explosion. The regional National Highways agency said there was a substantial spillage from the incident.
We understand that no one was hurt in the incident.
Almost extinguished photo courtesy National Highways
Grubber
Thankfully nobody was hurt. But best thing that could happen to Liebherr’s worst crane they’ve produced! Horrible to drive, horrible to operate and horrid to repair!
Jimmybuller
Also the fact is was the brand new Hybrid one , clearly isn't the way forward 👀....
Grubber
Thankfully nobody was hurt. But best thing that could happen to Liebherr’s worst crane they’ve produced! Horrible to drive, horrible to operate and horrid to repair!