Passerby Alerts Firemen of Flaming Truck (Video)

September 29, 2016 - When a passerby witnessed flames emitting from a truck parked in front of Parker's Package store just north of Shelbyville on State Highway 87 South Sunday, September 25, 2016 they immediately called the Shelby County Sheriff's Department at 10:04pm.

The Shelbyville Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the scene and when they arrived the Chevrolet pickup truck was engulfed in flames. The firemen extinguished the flames and prevented them from spreading to nearby buildings.

A cause for the fire could not be determined at the time of the fire. The truck had been sitting by the roadway for almost two weeks previous to the fire.

Jamie Hagler, Precinct 2 Constable and Shelby County Sheriff's Department also responded to the scene.