While transporting a man lift onto a lowboy, the driver observed that the truck was dragging and there was clutch/brake smell. He stopped the vehicle and proceeded to check the condition of truck and trailer. Whilst checking around the vehicle, at the rear right side, the last right tire burst and caught fire. Driver felt some debris on his face and his left eye. He attempted to put out the fire using fire extinguishers, without success, fire were not controlled resulting in damage in the low bed trailer tires and in the man lift unit. ROP arrived at scene and immediately contact the fire brigade at Qarn Alam and extinguished the fire. The driver was taken to Ghaba Clinic, initial treatment was washing his left eye with solution. He was referred to Nizwa hospital for further evaluation.