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Semi catches fire as driver sleeps inside

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% Cellphone video captured the moment a parked semi-truck erupted in flames as the driver slept inside.

The flames erupted about midnight on Seattle's Harbor Island.

The driver escaped unhurt but said he didn't have time to grab his wallet, phone or shoes.

He was hauling apples from eastern Washington.

The driver said the truck was not running and doesn't know how the fire started.