Trolley Fire Forces Evacuation At PA Dairy Farm: Police

Nearly two dozen passengers were on a tour trolley that caught fire on Thursday, police announced on Monday.

The scene of the Kreider Farms Tour Trolley fire.
Photo Credit: *NLCRPD*

08/28/2023 3:25 p.m.

A Kreider Dairy Farms Tour Trolley was loaded up with passengers when the driver, a farm employee, noticed a malfunctioning problem causing a fire in the trolley's engine compartment while driving in the 1200 block of Lancaster Road, the Northern Lancaster Regional Police explained in a release on Aug. 28.

The driver stopped the trolley near Park Hill Drive and safely evacuated all the passengers before the emergency crews arrived around 3:15 p.m. on Aug. 24, according to the release.

The trolley was "destroyed by fire" before the Manheim Fire Department could extinguish it, the police said.

No injuries were reported but the exact cause of the fire is unknown.

Anyone with information is asked to call NLCRPD at (717)733-0965 or Lancaster County Crime Stoppers at (800) 322-1913.

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