Dump truck veered off I-110 on-ramp, crashed into transformer
BATON ROUGE - A dump truck ran off an I-110 on-ramp and hit a transformer on a business property, sparking a fire that destroyed a nearby building.
The crash happened around 3 p.m. at Turner Industries along E Mason Avenue. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the truck was trying to take the southbound ramp onto the interstate when it lost control.
The truck crashed through a fence and struck a transformer, causing it to burst into flames. Oil from the transformer caught fire and spread to a nearby building, causing major damage.
No one was hurt.
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Authorities are still investigating how the truck driver lost control.