Avenue of the Saints fire call diverts traffic

Nashua Fire and Rescue initially answered a call of a semi on fire early Wednesday evening about 4 miles southeast of Charles CIty on the Avenue of the Saints. The Charles City Fire Department was called in to help when the fire spread to the nearby ditch. Press photo by Bob Steenson

Much of the back of a semi and a couple of its wheels are burned after a fire Wednesday evening on the Avenue of the Saints about 4 miles southeast of Charles City. Press photo by Bob Steenson

Nashua and Charles City firefighters respond to a report of a semi and grass on fire early Wednesday evening about 4 miles southeast of Charles City on the Avenue of the Saints. Press photo by Bob Steenson