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Garbage Truck Catches Fire In Brookville; Traffic Slowed

Officials say a garbage truck caught fire Tuesday afternoon in Brookville.

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A garbage truck caught fire Tuesday afternoon in Brookville, causing debris to be strewn across the ground.
A garbage truck caught fire Tuesday afternoon in Brookville, causing debris to be strewn across the ground. (Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.)

BROOKVILLE, NY — A garbage truck caught fire in Brookville, causing traffic headaches Tuesday afternoon.

Around noon Tuesday, the Jericho Volunteer Fire Department responded to a garbage truck ablaze on the northbound lanes of state Route 107, near Ormond Park Road. Engine 942 stretched a line and extinguished the flames.

Traffic was delayed in both directions while crews worked the scene.

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Photos showed debris strewn across the roadway.

Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.
Photo credit: Kevin Imm/ ImmsterFirePhotos.com, used with permission.

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