Crime & Safety

Vehicle Fire in Perkiomen Township Closes Brewster Road

The diesel tank of a commercial mower caught fire while on a flatbed trailer.

The Pennsylvania State Police were called to the scene of a vehicle fire at Brewster and Buyers Road around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Perkiomen Township.

According to police, David Ruiz-Hernandez, 60, of Harleysville, was traveling on Brewster Road in a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup trick with an attached 2007 Cronkhite flatbed trailer that was carrying a Textron mower.

The diesel fuel tank on the mower caught fire, causing damage to the mower, the flatbed and pickup truck; the vehicle was towed from the scene.

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Ruiz-Hernandez was not injured during the incident.

The investigation is closed by the PSP.

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