Trash truck catches fire near Swansea Country Club, Swansea MA
Fire & ArsonA trash truck caught fire near Swansea Country Club. The driver dumped the trash load to prevent further damage. The truck was powered by compressed natural gas. The vehicle was not damaged by the fire.
Audio|Source: Bristol County Relay Network - Allstar Node 59688
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Transcript:
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Interesting fire yesterday.
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You might have heard it on a scanner trash truck fire at the Swansea Country Club.
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Oh,
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no, no, I didn't hear that.
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I was actually, I was in New Bedford for most of the day.
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It came here as a traffic truck, and then at some point it became a trash fire.
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He had dumped the load.
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He was loaded, and it was definitely on fire, but he dumped the load, and thank God he did.
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It was a CNG-powered truck.
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Oh, no kidding.
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Wow, it wasn't the local guy here in Swansea that has the business, is it, was it? No, and it wasn't our town company either.
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It was, you know, an out-of-town guy that picks up trashed businesses around here, including Swansea Country Court.
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That was where he was.
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But we were happy that...
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The truck was unscathed, you know, probably a $200,000 vehicle, not that old, but my captain spotted the CNG symbol right off the bat.
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He was happy about that.
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Location mentioned:
Near Market St, Swansea, MA 02777
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