Fire breaks out in trash truck’s holding bin in Martinsville

Fire breaks out in trash truck’s holding bin in Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A fire broke out in the holding bin of a trash truck in Martinsville on Tuesday. Per a Martinsville Fire Department Facebook post, crews responded to North Mulberry Street around 6:19 a.m. and found a pile of burning trash in the roadway. Firefighters subsequently learned the driver of a trash truck had dumped the garbage in the street. Photos courtesy of the Martinsville Fire Department. MFD confirmed the driver detected th…

Fire in trash packer quickly contained by Martinsville Firefighters

MARTINSVILLE A fire in Martinsville was quickly contained after a waste management driver spotted flames in a trash packer on Tuesday. According to Martinsville Fire Department, a Waste Management driver noticed smoke and fire in the holding bin of his packer after completing a pickup at a local business. Acting quickly, the driver attempted to extinguish the blaze but soon realized it was beyond his control.To prevent further spreading, he drov…

Firefighters contain, extinguish East Wareham house fire

Firefighters put out a house fire on Kimberly Court in East Wareham on March 20, preventing it from spreading beyond a single room, officials said...