OSWEGO COUNTY – On December 28, 2025, at approximately 4:56 a.m., State Police responded to Interstate 81 southbound in the town of Parish for a tractor trailer fire.
A preliminary investigation determined that a 2016 Kenworth tractor towing a trailer hauling frozen vegetables was traveling southbound when the operator, Oussama Jaziri, a 40 year old male, from Canada, heard a loud noise coming from the vehicle. The operator pulled over to the west shoulder to investigate and observed an axle on the trailer glowing red. Shortly thereafter, a fire ignited and the tractor became fully engulfed in flames.
No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.
One lane of Interstate 81 remains closed at this time to allow for cleanup and recovery operations.
State Police were assisted on scene by the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, Parish Volunteer Fire Company, Mexico Volunteer Fire Department, Central Square Fire Department, and Hastings Fire Department.
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