Firefighters responded to calls of a garbage truck on fire today, September 28, in La Verkin. (Courtesy of Hurricane Valley Fire and Rescue)
LA VERKIN, Utah (ABC4) – Firefighters responded to calls of a garbage truck on fire today, Sept. 28, in Washington County, according to Hurricane Valley Fire and Rescue.
Around 12:25 p.m., authorities received calls about a garbage truck that appeared to be on fire in La Verkin. Officials say the driver noticed smoke while in a residential area, drove to an empty cul-de-sac near 1000 N 200 W and emptied the truck’s load.
Firefighters and city public works officials then extinguished the pile of fire in the road to extinguish the fire. The public works department assisted by using a backhoe “to separate the pile,” officials said.
Officials did not provide additional information about the cause of the fire or cleanup efforts.
