Fries truck fire: still no word on the potatoes' side

Firefighters and a sheriff's deputy responded to a Utah highway where a semi hauling french fries caught fire; the cause has not been given.

On air: Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:52 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Updated 1:31 AM ET · aired 4 times

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First reported by UPI: “Look: Trailer full of french fries catches fire on Utah highway”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 4:52 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance; aired 4 times.
Topics: Utah.
BBN covered this story before: Utah toll now five dead; Pennsylvania shooting kills eight (October 11).

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UPILook: Trailer full of french fries catches fire on Utah highway

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Utah fries truck fire is still unexplained this afternoon: UPI says firefighters and a deputy responded, and nobody has said what started it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe only statement so far is that the fries were crispy, which in my experience is what every witness says right before the lawyers arrive.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorComing up this hour, a Star Wars actor sat on a big secret for two years. What's their next role?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd who was the witness on the fire, Hank?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe highway. It saw everything and it's still not talking.

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