A garbage truck fire sends its driver to the hospital on Saturday, Oct. 18.
The truck caught on fire on Larch Avenue, off Highway 97 in South Quesnel. Fire Chief Ron Richert says the fire department was called to the scene at around 10:40 in the morning, at the Dragon Lake Veterinary parking lot.
“Upon arrival, the garbage compartment was fully involved. Crews quickly extinguished the fire, and the fire was contained to the rear of the garbage truck.”
The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Richert says the driver is okay, otherwise.
The Quesnel Fire Department brought two of their own trucks, Engine 21 from the Red Bluff fire hall and Tender 11, to the scene. All together, it took the Fire Department nine minutes from when the call came in until they were at the scene to extinguish the flames.
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