🔥 Garbage truck catches fire in the downtown core of Montreal during lunch hour! 🚚

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On Monday, December 13, 2021 at approximately 1:05 PM Eastern, I noticed smoke coming from a garbage truck on Sainte-Catherine Street near the corner of Drummond Street, located in the downtown sector of Montreal, Canada.
Upon closer inspection, I soon realized that there were flames coming from the back. I knew right away tha this would likely turn into a classic garbage truck fire.
At first, the garbage collection crew tried to use a small fire extinguisher to extinguish the flames, but the effort had little to no effect.
As the garbage truck turned the corner on Drummond Street, a completely unmarked police vehicle followed the truck and sounded it's horn to alert traffic. The officer also tried to put the flames out with a fire extinguisher, but once again, there was no results.
Finally, after a few minutes of chaos, pumper fire truck 225 from Montreal Fire Station 25 responded to the call. Fire Station 25 happened to be just down the street from the fire.
The garbage truck then turned into an alleyway. That's where fire crews began to spray water onto the flames inside the back of the truck - eventually the back of the garbage truck opened up to allow easier access - and the fire was quickly extinguished.
The fire was mostly likely caused by a battery that was thrown out into the trash.
This video was filmed on Monday, December 13, 2021 at approximately 1:05 PM Eastern.
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[@ivanoxx]

I love when firefighters are literally rushing from their station and once they get to the scene, they look like slugs

[@lottie-bu2jn]

better to rush and not need to than take your time and have someone die

[@cjritchie9701]

This is a no big deal fire lmao

[@velvetzkvk5174]

@@Jim-Slip US? this is Montreal, Canada lol.

[@glowilk5377]

-sigh- Fire is out, minimal property damage, no lives lost, what’s your complaint?

[@deebarker3509]

@@Jim-Slip 😁

[@clocksurfer]

30+ year Firefighter, here... If you're hauling (regular) trash and the load starts smoking or burning, try to find a safe place to dump it out before your truck gets destroyed. We'll deal with it on the ground. (Emphasis on the "safe place", though. And yes, sometimes that's not easy to find.)

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Great comment

[@no_luv_kinxs]

I'm 14 turning 15 in september how is the job for you? Because Im trying to become a firefighter when I'm older or so

[@mikebird5148]

Imagine how dirty our streets would be without these guys, thank you to all garbage men

[@pauljordan4452]

Indeed. Where I am, they receive $100K per year.

[@jasonsnyder8341]

Thankyou. That being my profession it means a lot to hear someone voice their appreciation.

[@collectioneur]

Actually the operator of the truck is the real hero as he constantly risks his life to improve the situation...

[@ArkaniumGaming]

Around me, if one catches fire, they're instructed to dump the load on the road and deal with the cleanup later in low density/open areas. In an area like a city, it should be kept within the truck like shown in the video.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Good observation and thanks!

[@JackMacLupus]

Yeah that's actually the best way. I saw it a few times too in my country when a garbage truck caught fire. (What is rare here.) Dump the load, at best on a wide open space, that makes it way easier for the fire department, and when the fire is out call a wheel loader to clean up. But sometimes the fire already damaged something on the hydraulics or something and it cant be dumped anymore.

[@markwietersen9285]

Yup keep the load packed and go to Murf . Never saw a truck come in smoking that much,at the landfill its easy to deal

[@dpz9872]

Saw one dump a burning load in the middle of a 4 lane highway and idiots we're practically driving thru the fire and spreading it. That's the typical Lost Angeles mentality for you.

[@biggdogg19]

That’s what we were taught.

[@johnporter3876]

After the fire department arrives on the scene there damn sure is no sense of urgency on the part of the fire guys to hook up and put the fire out.

[@lmak2010]

They only run during training

[@formatique_arschloch]

They only run in movies. Professionals don't run all over the place. Running and rushing is a safety hazard. Also, there was no lives in danger and Hollywood style rushing and shouting would have made no difference. Movies vs. reality.

[@BikingNL000]

@@formatique_arschloch a bit of sense of urgency wouldnt harm .. plenty of places / countries where they are A LOT quicker. Could safe a whole dumbtruck paid for by the people

[@thedarkgreenvanman]

It wouldn’t have made a difference truck is already getting written off and vehicles don’t explode like they do in the movies

[@tomkjeldgaard4110]

2:06 the fire truck arrives at the accident. 4:30 first water comes on... It takes 2:24 minutes to get some water on the fire.!! Why does it take SO long to get some water on the fire???

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

I have no clue. It seems to be a very common question in this video eh

[@tomkjeldgaard4110]

@Dorothy and Toto 🙄😳

[@westerlywinds5684]

In the meantime, the truck is moaning in pain. 2:54.

[@michelsplit]

Lazy firefigters

[@MrWillmay]

In Australia they have high pressure hose reels on the trucks and water gets put on the fire in about 20 seconds. Time this from on scene to water on - so painful to watch.

[@stevenlindhorst7579]

This isn't exactly and emergency not life threatening anyway

[@clocksurfer]

Pressure and speed are good, so long as a sufficient VOLUME of water flows at a sufficient RATE to absorb the given heat. Where I'm at, we stopped bothering with the red hardline reels years ago, and developed preconnected 1.75" attack line loads that can be deployed faster than in the video, and drilled for fast deployment.

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

@@stevenlindhorst7579 You are rather missing the point. The problem is that such a slow response in producing water, will still be present at a structural fire with persons trapped.

[@captainotto]

@@heli-crewhgs5285 Doesn't dispatch inform them when there are casualties (usually)? I thought whenever someone is trapped for example that they tend to bust ass to get it done.

[@SpritualTechniques]

We have hose sprays on top of our engines, but we never use them. We rather use our hose and then have them back up. We like to break our back so we're never too lazy.

[@garyforestiere7732]

Wow these firemen are the slowest I’ve ever seen!

[@ronaldo_siuugoat8707]

Lol i saw a 5 alarm a big one on a 3 story building in montreal and with 5 house made out of wood ( so its normal it burned fast) it took abt 25 mins for the bog flam to be out and the rest abt 1

[@bouffant-girl]

There was no legitimate reason for a Big Rush. If Human Lives were endangered, The Firefighters would have been Hustling Chop Chop!

[@Simon-jh1hf]

With something like that, they're not in a hurry, the fire can't jump anywhere and no one is really in danger.

[@d-obvious]

and that is why you're not supposed to throw your old l-ion batteries in the trash

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yep true

[@slitor]

Not just Lit-Ion, any batteries.

[@icyfox2011]

@@slitor Good point. Batteries should never be thrown in the trash, regardless the type. Luckily though, plain old alkaline and Ni-MH batteries do not ignite like Li-Ion ones when crushed, if someone were to throw them.

[@frtzkng]

This also goes for disposable vapes. Aside from wondering how there's any reason beyond profit for this to be legal, they have to be disposed of as hazardous waste because of the li-ion battery inside.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Good points guys

[@aleenahgaudet7116]

Watching the flames inside the truck almost felt like looking through a fireplace. Quite interesting

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yes it was like a fireplace

[@COOLBLUE777]

Someone made a mistake and threw my mixtape away🤣🤣🤣.told you it was 🔥

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Good one lol

[@keithjones4427]

The fire men don't seem to be in any rush.

[@gwyrdd.]

they never are in america its weird

[@Tkmined]

The fire is contained and slow-burning. That, and running is a good way to trip and injure yourself. Also, running in full bunker gear is a pain in the ass.

[@stevendarveau2090]

@@gwyrdd.youre special ed. Montreal is in Canada.

[@ekspatriat]

Canada IS America you fool!@@stevendarveau2090

[@ekspatriat]

I've got to reply again because YOU FOOL!!!!!@@stevendarveau2090

[@martinbolton7465]

Amazing how slow they are to attend to the fire it's like watching slow motion

[@stevenlindhorst7579]

Not life threatening and the truck was pretty much empty surprised the fire extinguisher didn't do the truck

[@Blazen747]

Slow motion

[@shawnstauffer3446]

Slow is fast

[@kevinl4966]

They should have had water on the fire much faster than that! Maybe a little extra drilling would be in order. Trash trucks ain't cheap!!! VG video, thank you.

[@Eddie-ev9bv]

If those idiots describe themselves as "professional" fire fighters, I would hate to have to observe some "amateurs". Those men are the most incompetent people I have ever seen.

[@joegaito702]

Your service is deeply appreciated thanks to everyone who responds keep them safe out there way to go appreciate your style you should be proud ! Joe

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Thanks mate

[@reedchopa]

I am amazed at how long it took them to get water on the fire. That's your bread and butter. Shouldn't take any longer than 30 seconds to get water out.

[@mikesheets4332]

Didn’t look like they were to concerned I’ve seen allot of fires on here that if they pull water as soon as they arrived could save allot of buildings

[@blackdification]

The truck has a very very limited amount of water. If you spray the water out at full pressure nonstop you will run out of water after 2 min max. And after that you are dry until you find a fire hydrant. Therefore they are most likely very conservative with their water as long as the fire does not hop over to other things.

[@isaacrocksyay]

They aren’t pressed, the fire is contained, the truck is metal and won’t burn. They took their time because they could

[@Xanthopteryx]

@@isaacrocksyay The truck get's more damaged the more it burns in it. Thus, the quicker the better. In Sweden we have water on within 20 seconds. No rushing!

[@Xanthopteryx]

@@blackdification So instead of starting to wet the fire you do not use water since the water might go out... well, that is just, no... Of course you save water if you do not use it but then, why even have firefighters there in the first place? And they really should start using high pressure reels. So so so much better. Takes 20 seconds to get water flowing.

[@ChrisRepomancincinnati]

I worked for a garbage company here in Ohio for 5 years. I had a truck fire like this one. I was instructed to dump it on the street. Made it easier for fire fighters to go through the garbage to thoughly put it out. Then a bobcat was brought in to rescoop the mess up. Bottom line don't put chemicals or batteries in the garbage this here can be avoided

[@joegaito702]

Let's hope everyone is doing ok the paramedics and firemen deserve a lot of credit your service and time and efforts are deeply appreciated thanks don't work to hard love you guys thanks great catches as usual way to go appreciate you guys stay safe out there ! Joe

[@Hutaojr]

No one got injured

[@MrDJ-hj9ov]

Baby fire😂😂😂😂

[@ThisManTriggeredMe]

There is always a 🍆 rider like you in these comments sections... Praising people for doing their job. Do you do this at Starbucks? Do you find a comment section to go into and tell everybody that we should praise and thank and pray for the people at Starbucks that handed you your coffee?

[@grahamhenderson5609]

a lot of waste/ recycling fires these days are caused by the incorect disposal of LI-ION batteries, when crushed they can become unstable and dangerous, Good vide mate

[@H.EL-Othemany]

Lithium reacts with moisture and ignite like crazy

[@MINIMAN10000]

Batteries are a form of energy storage, when damaged, they release large amounts of energy in a short time. Even worse, lithium reacts directly with water which makes for easy self ignition when compacted by the garbage truck.

[@atomstarfireproductions8695]

I also wouldn’t be surprised if it was a disposable vape, which have a lithium ion battery in them.

[@1MisterBird]

Here in the Netherlands the fire brigade already went home, finished the job, before they in Montreal had the first water on the fire .....

[@westerlywinds5684]

They probably came from home.

[@iwasglad122]

I'm not a fire-fighter so I am curious as to why the pumper arrived at 2 minutes into the video but the water hitting the fire didn't commence until 4.30 minutes in. Is a delay of two and a half minutes a usual procedure?

[@Xanthopteryx]

By the look of A lot of fire fighting videos here on KZbin, this seems normal in the US. For some reason. Strange outdated design of trucks, no high pressure reels and sometimes just badly trained people.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yeah this was in Montreal, Canada but I know there have been issues of under-funding recently.

[@tc7009]

@@SkyOfTheUniverse yeah the fire fighterz in america suck ass as can be seen in this video

[@iwasglad122]

Thank you to those who replied to my comment. Insurance premiums in Canada and the USA must be sky-high. I would hope that the actions of those involved in these fires are quicker when lives are at stake. I repeat, though, I make these observations as a non-fire fighter.

[@RM.....]

@@tc7009 this video is in Canada NOT the US

[@Wist2311]

AND THAT IS WHAT I CALL.... A DUMPSTER FIRE

[@RobertHaberkorn-ob9ob]

This must be the first large fire this fire department responded to. Their enthusiasm is incredibly underwhelming .

[@LakesRegionEmergencyPhoto]

My guess is they are just tired. Most fire departments don't actually respond to fires all that much, usually running around to medical calls. Plus understaffing is an issue all over the place.

[@formatique_arschloch]

Professionals don't run all over the place, that's how accidents happen and the job gets sloppy. Movies vs. reality.

[@cjritchie9701]

Large fire? Come on dude, this is why you kids stay in the comment section.

[@mrexists5400]

too be fair, it wasn't exactly a school with kids trapped in

[@bouffant-girl]

I am Glad to see that the Company Officer Ordered a Hydrant Connection to be established. Cleanup takes a little bit longer, but Youcare also prepared in case things suddenly go Sideways 😊😮 Good work Boys and Girls. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK 👍

[@respectli2083]

Всегда помогай ближнему и жить легше

[@killman369547]

Garbage collection and incineration all rolled into one, now that's efficiency!

[@Tsukuyomi28]

The thumbnail looks like the guy has a flamethrower

[@carlmaruyama6863]

I think the “horn” sound was the engineer priming the pump. I saw on another video where a firefighter was describing what was going on and said the horn sound was the engine priming the pump.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Thanks a lot for the information.

[@angelarodrigues7409]

😅😅fjdmriafusc🎉🎉fjfldfjglsciskdfwjf jeicitodcww🎉rufiifrkdifkoskrolwt🎉🎉

[@d.b.1176]

Nice job Fire Mans ❤‍🔥🐶

[@akshonclip]

I thought lithium batteries were green! 🤣😂

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

I guess not if they are disposed of improperly.

[@oliverdots]

I watched this at playback speed X4 and they still looked so slow in getting a hose going. I hope these guys don't go to house fires!

[@markw5985]

When I hauled garbage we were told to dump it then to total out a truck. It was for a national co

[@andrewgeorgelang]

Very nice weather for December 13th indeed

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yeah we get lucky sometimes with nice weather in December.

[@caylebsrandomvideos3749]

I love how the fire department was able to put the fire out! This is a great video!

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Thanks mate

[@LygerTheCLaw]

probably a lithium battery in there, which makes it just reignite. this sort of thing is going to become a more common issue.

[@WMAC_Master]

when you eat something really spicy

[@XA_JX]

Good to know they give garbage trucks a wash with a water hose 😂

[@oliverxvi4373]

They probably connect the fire hydrant just to have full load of water when the job is done - in case there is coming another job straight away where they will need water. Not because they will need it for garbage truck.

[@grasscutter88]

They sure took their sweet time.

[@darktoadone5068]

These guys never know what they are dumping into the truck, it's not their fault. I saw one years ago on I-95 in Florida on fire riding down the interstate and the driver didn't even know until people starting waving at him.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yeah it must happen often

[@erolst66]

Fire fighter like slow motion Quick as hell😂

[@tinderbox218]

That sandwich shop must be thrilled, lol

[@TheDylanJoyce]

I'm just glad the truck is okay....

[@infinitehexington]

I can't tell if your comment has rude intentions to it

[@VanDerKeelenBenny]

Thanks fot the video, te fire was not so special, but i enjon the 4K resolution thanks man!

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yeah I have some more exciting ones on my channel under the fires playlist. Thanks for watching!

[@DeltaFoxtrotWhiskey3]

Surprised they waited so long to find a place to park and dump the load. There's a video of a garbage truck on fire in NYC where they didn't dump the load in time and the heat affected the hydraulic system making it where the load couldn't be dumped. FDNY had to cut a hole in the side of the truck and attack the fire through that.

[@patgrace2857]

Better to push the load out before the wiring on the roof gets burned

[@richardmclean7778]

I'm happy to see they called the urgent fire department

[@johnandrobinmccoy8305]

Interesting that the engine had to operate it's primer. Do they run dry pumps in the winter? Seems unusual for a city department with short response areas. Once the preconnect line is flaked out (should be 15-30 seconds for this easy operation) , the line should have been charged. Monday morning quarterback, but it would have been better/easier to lay in from the hydrant, eliminating the hand stretch to the hydrant.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Interesting analysis! Thanks

[@captainotto]

Isn't freezing a problem in a place like Toronto? That looks like winter to me so I wouldn't be surprised if they keep the hydrants dry.

[@QuebecBuff]

Omg wow! 1 MILLION VIEWS!!! Amazing work Pat!

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Thank you so much mate

[@josephstone7429]

They don't get in any hurry , might even take their coffee break before starting .

[@sweety30kma]

You have 2 options...compact the load as much as you can, or get to the nearest parking lot and dump your load before you lose the truck

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yeah it seems like a lot of folks have been saying the same thing. I guess they got lucky

[@joejosepf2709]

Good reporting..great video..wouldn’t want to near there and smelling the smoke

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Thanks mate

[@matthew5231]

Truck and drivers life is saved👏🏻

[@TacoStacks]

I didn't search for this but I clicked on it

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Interesting! So maybe that's why my video has been so popular the last few weeks. It was suggested to KZbin viewers. Thanks for watching

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Wow big channel you have!! I'll check it out and subscribe. Thanks for the visit!!

[@paulsavage9268]

The slowest team ever

[@groovymotion5706]

Wow Pat you really are good at catching special events! First time I see a garbage truck on fire!

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

I know eh? Sometimes the right place at the right time.

[@aleenahgaudet7116]

I agree!

[@havok9001]

if a garbage truck on fire will it smell like crap for few blocks??? it got to be burn poo thing

[@RealDoctorMuffins]

@@SkyOfTheUniverse Gotta throw that Canadian eh in there haha!

[@janejames9173]

A very good video Dear Pat.👏👏👏👏👏

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Thank you!

[@benedekdurst5148]

Well done all of you! Nice commentary as well !

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Thanks a lot

[@androidmobile9280]

Fire department didn’t seem like they were in much of a hurry. No wonder peoples houses burn to the ground when the fire department arrives!

[@jmw6260]

Incroyable le temps de réaction!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mho...]

that brings *"smelling like hot garbage"* to a whole new level 🤢

[@bobn2805]

As a garbage man, my first instinct would be to open the back and dump the trash out. It minimizes damage to the truck and improves safety

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Good point!

[@grahamflockhart6750]

Jeezo how long did they take to get water on it? No rush thought they were going to finish coffee before turning the hoses on.

[@canadaball123]

Congrats on your most popular video man

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Thank you!

[@canadaball123]

nice pfp too@@SkyOfTheUniverse

[@ScottFranklin-of3nz]

Okmulgee has a recycling center and it has yet to have an incident of oil and chemical containers causing fires I guess it doesn't hurt to find necessary caution signs rather than cardboard precautions

[@Ilya-wv]

Я думал, что вся машина сгорит до углей с таким пожарным расчётом!

[@Crazcompart]

Yuck! Most times they will instruct the driver to completely dump the burning load onto the pavement, if possible... Then the FD douses the pile while picking through it to make sure it's all cold out... Then the garbage carrier brings front end loaders and roll-offs to clean up the mess... Then the pavement gets hosed down... In some areas, depending upon ordinances, the EPA has to inspect the area afterwards to insure nothing is contaminated, depending upon the type of waste that burned...

[@emmanuelgallego_o]

I'm surprised that the garbage truck wasn't burned down, it was all just inside, thank goodness 😅

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yeah I was surprised too haha

[@thomassmith4616]

Seemed a long time to get that first hose charged..

[@SilentStudioExplores]

A video documentation of my life 😂

[@darylovaltine]

That truck was open for 90 seconds before they finally got water on it, imagine how much bigger it could have been if there was more than about 5 bins of rubbish in the back of the truck.

[@QuebecBuff]

Oh wow!😮🔥

[@paulkemnater9216]

very intersting vid ! great thanks for posting !

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

My pleasure!

[@JCtechwizard]

The sanitation drivers day at work was literally hot garbage.

[@markwietersen9285]

Nothing like the s.ell of burning garbage!

[@ltrillium1000]

take your time fellas, its only a 500,00 dollar truck being destroyed

[@AlexAlexon3897]

The trash-truck's called Lush. The fire crew used their skill and judgment to extinguish the blaze. That was brizing like Brize Norton for a while there - blast-furnace.

[@JasonHalversonjaydog]

happened a few times here too, but they dumped it out onto the street before they put it out and scooped it back up again

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yeah I bet these are common occurrences and each place or person deals with it differently

[@trashyraccoon2615]

There’s just not enough space to do that safely here

[@mikesheets4332]

Didn’t look like it was that full

[@wojciechkornafel8598]

Blyskawiczna akcja strazakow 😂

[@johnwashburn7423]

Attack seemed feebly coordinated like no one knew what to do. Tank water could have been applied sooner.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Thanks for the input. Good observation

[@blackdification]

Looked coordinated to me. Tank water takes while to be applied because the pump had to build pressure first

[@Xanthopteryx]

@@blackdification In Sweden we have water on within 20 seconds so...

[@tc7009]

@@Xanthopteryx this is america where fire fighters are all doofuses who cant pass high school its the only job they can get

[@MrMaxymoo22]

@@tc7009 volunteers in the country, sure. Not a city department with professional firefighters. These guys know what they're doing.

[@iluvbogs]

Fast way to get a free truck wash

[@hectoroliva4008]

Give the driver and the helper a raise… on cities there is no open space to dump the hot load

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Very true

[@thaddiuswashington5452]

Jesus charge the line 😂

[@dusty6570]

A garbage truck on fire. The perfect representation of Canada.

[@Klonkus]

earth

[@StephaneRestemoiMeme]

I think garbage truck power possible crushing the fire 🔥🔥🔥😎😎

[@jeanlongpre_911Action]

Very nice catch!

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Merci Jean! My best video yet haha

[@KurtisHickman-tq2vn]

Truck:sorry had taco bell

[@aidkik580]

"This is officer farva, team ram rod responding!"

[@MichaelLaferriere]

You mean Chief Terry McConky. Farva got promotoed and a got a special chair to fart on. :-)

[@MichaelLaferriere]

That must have smelled lovely... :-)

[@sondrayork6317]

Wow, that is a lot of garbage that is burning in there.

[@alkodjdjd]

This happens because people throw used mobiles in the trash. Their batteries catch fire when cracked, and since garbage trucks compress trash to fit more that's exactly what happens.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yeah that makes perfect sense as to what causes these fires.

[@leeroberts1192]

There's quite a wide variety of devices these days that use lithium batteries

[@newtonmoreria4915]

A calma dos Bombeiros é impressionante.....despreocupados!!!

[@17snooker]

Why are there so slow on getting water onto it

[@jayhunter4913]

We had a Rumpke trash truck fire a couple years ago on a Friday afternoon rush hour. The driver pulled into the intersection of two major state routes and dumped the load and he was full. We rolled up in first due Engine 3 and was like what the hell it was roaring. No one on the engine realized that that's Rumpy's policy pull into a parking lot or open area and dump. Why the driver didn't drive another 500 yards and pull into the church parking lot? Traffic was backed up all 4 ways for miles, it was a mess!

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Wow interesting story! Thanks for sharing

[@Jay-yy9ol]

How would a fire like this one start? Chemical reactions? How often does a fire start in dump trucks? Should there be a fire arrest system of some kind on hazard materials trucks like this type? Thank you.

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

My pleasure. I think it was a lithium battery maybe and yes probably a chemical reaction like it getting crushed or leaking.

[@GeorgeAdams-GA1953]

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get !"....during your lunch break....

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

Yep a lunch break between 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in the middle of downtown certainly beings surprises!

[@androidmobile9280]

This is why you don’t throw vapes in the trash

[@windshearahead7012]

2:18 garbage truck on fire . Random idiots : Let me record.

[@philipperiopel1911]

Am i missing those old Mack B models! Todays trucks are just a pile of junk. Thanks for the video!👍

[@SkyOfTheUniverse]

My pleasure! Mack trucks are cool