Five semi-trucks caught on fire at gas station in Imperial County

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - Five semi-trucks caught on fire at a gas station near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Imperial County Fire Department (ICFD) says they received a call about a semi-truck on fire at a Speedway gas station located at the intersection of Highway 7 and Maggio Road near the border.

ICFD says the flames spread to four other semi-trucks, and it took crews about eight hours to put it out.

"In the parking situation, the trucks are left there overnight without a driver, so in this case, that made our job very difficult because it order to remove exposure and remove other semi-trucks at were extremely close proximity to the original fire, we weren't able to move out of the way since there was no drivers. We had to request a tow truck."

Cedric Cesena, Imperial County Fire Department

ICFD says two semi-trucks were total losses. However, no one was injured and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.