Garbage Truck Fire - Route 22

On, January 14, 2014 at approximately 0800 hours patrol was advised by a passerby of a Waste Management garbage truck, which appeared to be on fire while traveling on Route 22. It was believed that the operator of the truck was not aware of the fire. The truck was located at Route 22 and Greengate Road where the driver stopped the vehicle and exited without injury.
The body of the truck was engulfed in flames and both lanes of Route 22 west were temporarily closed. The Whitehouse, East Whitehouse, Readington, and Lebanon fire departments arrived on scene. Compacted garbage in the body of the truck was released onto the roadway to properly extinguish the fire. Due to the release of garbage on the highway, cleanup was conducted by the State Department of Transportation and Waste Management in accordance with regulations set forth by the Department of Environmental Protection. The cause of the fire in the body of the truck was not known.
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