The Holland Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at Draper Trucking LLC Tuesday afternoon. A large barn style building housing 14 tractor trailers was engulfed in flames, and the building collapsed onto the burning vehicles.
Holland Fire Chief Geoff Hack told 2 On Your Side the fire crews were worried the fuel tanks would explode, which made the fire even more challenging to put out. It took at least an hour to get the fire under control.
18 crews were on the scene, including one from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The airport's fire department came to help extinguish the fire with foam, and a large excavator was also brought in to pull the trucks out. Most of the crews left the scene shortly after 10 p.m.
Hack says the building and the tractor trailers are a total loss.
At this point crews have still not identified the cause, but Hack says they’re thankful no one was hurt.
Viewers reached out us, sending photos of smoke up above the treeline, and images of the structure fire.
