No injuries were reported, but the fire destroyed the truck, police said.
HOLYOKE – Police Officer James Bartolomei told his supervisor he heard an explosion and saw truck parts fly into the air on Route 202 Thursday.
Then the driver bolted from the cab and fire began destroying the tractor-trailer, Lt. Michael J. Higgins said.
Bartolemei happened to be in a cruiser behind the truck near the McLean Reservoir just before 10 a.m., he said.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the explosion was under investigation, he said.
The truck was owned by Borys Ostropolets, of Westfield, and was being driven by Carlos Ramos, of Springfield, Higgins said.