Garbage truck catches fire in Scotts Valley

By Ricardo Tovar

Published June 21, 2023 2:57 PM

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Scotts Valley Police Department said that the Scotts Valley Fire District extinguished a garbage truck fire Wednesday morning.

This morning there were reports of a "vehicle fire" on the 5500 block of Scotts Valley Drive. Turned out a garbage truck's load caught on fire so the driver dumped out a load of trash the truck was carrying onto the parking lot.

A quick response extinguished the fire, said police.

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Ricardo Tovar

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