Members of the Oyster River Volunteer Fire Department douse a flat-deck trailer that caught fire Monday afternoon

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Members of the Oyster River Volunteer Fire Department douse a flat-deck trailer that caught fire Monday

Members of the Oyster River Volunteer Fire Department douse a flat-deck trailer that caught fire Monday afternoon, just north of Surgenor Road in Black Creek.

Fortunately, the driver was able to get the excavator off the trailer before it burned.

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