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A contractor working for Ameren Illinois narrowly avoided injury Thursday after the bucket on a utility truck caught fire during work in Carthage

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A contractor working for Ameren Illinois narrowly avoided injury Thursday after the bucket on a utility truck caught fire during work in Carthage. Video submitted to WGEM-TV showed the contractor escaping the flames by jumping from the burning bucket into another bucket attached to a second utility truck. According to Ameren, the incident remains under investigation. Emergency crews responding to the scene included the Illinois State Police, Han…
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KBUR broke the news on Friday, May 15, 2026.
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