Farmington police Lt. Jack Peck, left, directs traffic at routes 4 and 27 in Farmington where a tractor-trailer hauling wood chips had two back tires fall off Wednesday as it made a left turn onto Route 27. Farmington firefighters were called out to a fire that started in the tires but before they could arrive, Franklin County Sheriff Detective David St. Laurent extinguished the fire with snow, Fire-Rescue Chief Terry Bell said. The driver of the rig, Michael Hogan, 27, of Norridgewock, was uninjured, Peck said. The truck is registered to Applied Forestry of Skowhegan.

Farmington firefighters responded to a report of tires on fire Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer hauling wood chips took a left turn on Route 27 from Route 4 and two back tires fell off, Farmington police Lt. Jack Peck said. Before firefighters could arrive, Franklin County Sheriff Detective David St. Laurent extinguished the fire with snow, Fire-Rescue Chief Terry Bell said. The driver of the rig, Michael Hogan, 27, of Norridgewock, was uninjured, Peck said. The truck is registered to Applied Forestry of Skowhegan.