Just after 7:00 a.m. Monday morning, Cypress Pointe Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a report of a trash truck on fire on Cameron Avenue in Vass.

Upon arrival, the first CPFR engine crew found that the garbage truck operator had quickly and wisely dumped the burning load into an open lot to prevent further damage to the vehicle. The pile of refuse was actively burning when firefighters arrived.

Crews deployed an attack line and began extinguishment the fire. The fire was brought under control shortly thereafter.

While the exact cause remains undetermined, it is believed that the fire originated from material that had been collected during the truck’s residential trash route.

The garbage company is currently in the process of removing the extinguished waste from the site.