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Garbage truck fire closes down part of highway

Garbage truck fire
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Around 9:20 a.m. on Thursday morning, fire crews responded to a fire on Eastbound I-496 at Pennsylvania.

Upon arrival, a Granger truck carrying garbage was burning.

The driver dumped the load on the highway. Police say it was non-toxic and non-hazardous.

Traffic was diverted for a while during the time the firefighters were on scene to put out the flames.

Attached to this story is viewer video sent in by Eric Kort.

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