PARISH, NEW YORK — A tractor-trailer hauling frozen vegetables caught fire early Sunday on southbound Interstate 81 in the town of Parish after the driver pulled onto the shoulder to check a loud noise and saw a trailer axle glowing red, with the tractor later becoming fully engulfed in flames, state police said.

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State Police said they responded at approximately 4:56 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2025, to Interstate 81 southbound for a tractor-trailer fire.

A preliminary investigation determined that a 2016 Kenworth tractor towing a trailer hauling frozen vegetables was traveling southbound when the operator, Oussama Jaziri, a 40-year-old man from Canada, heard a loud noise coming from the vehicle. Police said the driver pulled over to the west shoulder to investigate and observed an axle on the trailer glowing red. Shortly afterward, a fire ignited and the tractor became fully engulfed in flames, police said.

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No injuries were reported.

State Police said one lane of Interstate 81 remained closed to allow for cleanup and recovery operations.

Assisting on scene were the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, Parish Volunteer Fire Company, Mexico Volunteer Fire Department, Central Square Fire Department, and Hastings Fire Department.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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