Quick-thinking saves truck shop in Delano, FD says

SUBMITTED PHOTO - Flames engulf a tractor trailer in Delano on Feb, 17, 2026.

DELANO – Firefighters handled a truck fire in Delano Township and they say quick-thinking saved a building.

Flames broke out at Act Truck and Trailer on Hazle Street in the village of Delano just before 9am Tuesday, according to Ryan Township Fire.

A truck caught fire inside the shop and firefighters credited workers’ quick-thinking with saving the structure. Workers attached a chain to the rig and pulled it away from the building.

Firefighters from Ryan Township, Delano Township, and Hometown made quick work of the fire itself.

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