Dive summary:
- A Toronto garbage truck driver noticed that while on his route, smoke was coming from the cargo bin of his truck.
- The garbage was dumped into the street, and firefighters responded.
- It is unknown what sparked the fire and no one was injured.
From the article:
A garbage truck dumped a load of smouldering trash onto the street after flames burst out of the truck’s cargo bin.
Firefighters were called to the blaze, which broke out just outside a YMCA near College St. and Dovercourt Rd., around 3 p.m. Friday.
Gail Maurice was grabbing a latte across the street when she caught wind of the noxious fumes.
“The next thing I know, the driver was screaming for a fire extinguisher. He jumped up on the hood of his truck and tried to put out the fire, but it just kept getting worse,” Maurice said. ...
