12-2-13 semi truck fire-fox lake

No one was injured when a semi truck loaded with cheese caught fire in Fox Lake.  The Fox Lake Fire Department was dispatched to the intersection of Highway 33 & Howard Drive.  Fire Chief Bill Frank says upon arrival, a Fox Lake Township officer and the semi driver had the trailer unhooked and the fire extinguished, and there was heavy damage to the refrigeration unit on the trailer. The owner of the truck was Dart Transportation from Sacramento, California.  The cause of the fire is unknown.