Mexico Public Safety Responds To Camper Trailer Fire On Highway 54 Bypass
No injuries reported after a camper trailer fire on the Highway 54 bypass yesterday (Tuesday).
Mexico Public Safety responded to the bypass, about half mile north of South Clark around 2:19 pm and found a 2021 Cherokee camper had a small fire in the battery compartment while being pulled from Lake of the Ozarks to Iowa.
The fire was put out with the floor of the living quarters of the camper receiving some minor fire damage.
Mexico Public Safety says they helped the owner in making the camper safe to continue traveling and they were able to continue by about 3pm.
Traffic on the bypass was not slowed.
