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TexasTowelie

(126,244 posts)
Fri Dec 29, 2017, 04:19 AM Dec 2017

Holy guacamole! Truck carrying 20 tons of avocados catches fire, shutting down I-35E in Ellis County

Northbound Interstate 35E south of Waxahachie was shut down for several hours Thursday afternoon after a big rig fire.

It happened around 11:15 a.m. on I-35E near the town of Forreston.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said the 18-wheeler was carrying 40,000 pounds of avocados, but it's unknown if there was a crash or if the big rig caught fire.

Texas Sky Rangers spotted what was left of the big rig and load of avocados blocking the northbound lanes of I-35E.

Read more: https://www.nbcdfw.com/traffic/stories/NB-I-35E-South-of-Waxahachie-Shut-Down-After-Big-Rig-Carrying-Avocados-Catches-Fire-467000733.html

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Holy guacamole! Truck carrying 20 tons of avocados catches fire, shutting down I-35E in Ellis County (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2017 OP
What a mess! I didn't know avocado's could burn, do they have that high of an oil content? marble falls Dec 2017 #1
An expensive mess at that! BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #2
At a buck and four ounces a each ...... marble falls Dec 2017 #3
250 Cal. per $1 BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #4
Cheap for complex carbs, my doctor says eat a 'cado and not the chips. marble falls Dec 2017 #5
Harry Chapin told me it would be 15 tons of bananas near Scranton Pennsylvania Pope George Ringo II Dec 2017 #6

BigmanPigman

(54,798 posts)
2. An expensive mess at that!
Sat Dec 30, 2017, 02:03 AM
Dec 2017

They are very fattening so I assume they have a high oil/fat content. Just like most yummy things...expensive and high calorie.

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