A vegan firefighter faced a 40,000lb steak blaze on her very first day on the job.
Dashcam footage from the fire truck shows flames and a massive plume of thick, black smoke billowing from the meat-laden lorry trailer parked on the hard shoulder.
The Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District confirmed the trailer contained 40,000lb of ribeye steaks.
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The fire broke out last Monday (18 Aug) while the lorry was travelling along State Highway 174 in Missouri, USA.
The department said: “This was Probationary Firefighter Jenna Ulrich’s first fire, and she got to tackle it alongside her father, Firefighter Glenn Ulrich.”
They added: “Nothing says ‘welcome to the fire service’ like sending the probie to put out 40,000 pounds of flaming ribeye!
“Probationary Firefighter Jenna Ulrich is the only vegan on our department – so naturally, her very first fire involved a tractor trailer full of steak.”
The team managed to extinguish the blaze, but the trailer’s contents were a total loss, as reported by What’s The Jam.
The brigade also revealed it was their eighth vehicle fire in just three weeks.
Sydney remarked: “Oh, that is unfortunate.”
Meagan quipped: “Sounds like a good smelling fire.”
Robert joked: “Somewhere in that truck is a perfectly cooked steak!”
And Randa teased: “Someone call Alanis Morrisette.”
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