Barbecue on the Highway: 40,000 pounds of Ribeye steaks lost in semitruck fire

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40,000 pounds of steaks lost in semitruck fire​

Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District/KOMU via CNN Newsource
The Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District responded to the fire on Interstate 44 eastbound at the 174-mile marker.
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Published August 18, 2025 12:43 pm

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By Jacob Richey
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PHELPS COUNTY, Missouri (KOMU) — Forty thousand pounds of ribeye steaks are a total loss after the semitruck carrying them caught fire in Phelps County Monday morning, according to a local fire protection district.

The Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District responded to the fire on Interstate 44 eastbound at the 174-mile marker, which is in western Phelps County.
The Fire District wrote on Facebook that the response to the fire shut down both lanes of I-44 eastbound.
The Fire District said this was its eighth vehicle fire in three weeks.

40,000 pounds of steaks lost in semitruck fire

By Jacob Richey Click here for updates on this story PHELPS COUNTY, Missouri (KOMU) — Forty thousand pounds of ribeye steaks are a total loss after the semitruck carrying them caught fire in Phelps County Monday morning, according to a local fire protection district. The Doolittle Rural Fire...

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[Luke Cage]

@Devilinurear I'm sorry for your loss my breh

 

[Buckeye Fever]

$600,000 worth of steak up in flames

 

[AceAge]

 

[3xplatinum]

This really some sad shyt

 

[Zero]

I know that shyt smelled good as hell for a small time

 

[Doobie Doo]

$600,000 worth of steak up in flames

Sixty hundred G's worth of steak clappin'
Who shot ya?
You probably screamed louder than an opera
Phelps County got ya

 

[Wargames]

I wonder did it smell like BBQ. You know the firefighters gonna be talking about this one for decades

 

[Chrishaune]

On purpose. A few more truck wrecks.....

Now steaks about to be $50


They told you they didn't want you eating beef.

But Frankenstein mRNA beef is ok

 

[Doobie Doo]

I wonder did it smell like BBQ. You know the firefighters gonna be talking about this one for decades

whyt folks barbecue, not a lick of seasoning.

 

[Address_Unknown]

 

[Vandelay]

Sound like it might not be that bad if you don't mind well-done steaks.

 

[ScoopNScore]

Sound like it might not be that bad if you don't mind well-done steaks.

Maybe the ones in the middle of the stack got saved while the outer ones took all the heat just a quick sear

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

On purpose. A few more truck wrecks.....

Now steaks about to be $50


They told you they didn't want you eating beef.

But Frankenstein mRNA beef is ok

Breh, one truck full of steaks can’t collapse the beef economy. We’ve done the research.

 

[Chrishaune]

Breh, one truck full of steaks can’t collapse the beef economy. We’ve done the research.

Did you read???

Have a "problem" with the supply chain and watch how quick they raise prices.