Trash Truck Fire Closes Some Lanes of Shady Grove Road

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Montgomery County firefighters battled a fire in a trash truck full of compacted cardboard on Shady Grove Road on Tuesday morning for hours, according to a Montgomery County fire official.

Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer tweeted out photos of the fire and said it was “proving difficult to fully extinguish.”

According to Piringer, some lanes of Shady Grove Road near Gaither Road were blocked because of the fire.

Update (115p) Shady Grove Rd, most lanes open/cleared, WB LEFT SIDE blocked as cleanup crews work to clear/tow disabled truck, all FD gone pic.twitter.com/rxjvrV8XaQ

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2017

More… Shady Grove Rd, some lanes still blocked, trash truck fire under control, crews involved w/ ‘overhaul’ prepping for tow/removal pic.twitter.com/5O3vuOIJad

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2017

Update-Shady Grove Rd, near Gaither Rd, trash truck fire under control, fire extinguished, FFs will access container & drain in prep to tow pic.twitter.com/sEg0Zj0JrE

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2017

Traffic Advisory (11a) – Shady Grove Road near Gaither Road, trash truck fire, some lanes remain blocked, follow PD direction pic.twitter.com/9gEonSUjY7

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2017

More….Shady Grove Rd, FFing Crews resorting to cutting open the storage area of trash truck to extinguish fire, some lanes still blocked pic.twitter.com/V1adRi7sD8

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2017

More…. Shady Grove Rd near Gaither Rd, AT708 provides another point of view & better working angle to get to seat of fire in trash truck pic.twitter.com/bwxICyDPco

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2017

Traffic advisory – Shady Grove Road near Gaither Road, trash truck fire, some lanes remain blocked pic.twitter.com/1WDZ0TXFs2

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2017

Update – Shady Grove Rd, trash truck loaded w/ compacted cardboard, bulk of fire knocked, but proving difficult to fully extinguish pic.twitter.com/jPw1XjzNja

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2017

Update – Shady Grove Rd near Best Buy, vehicle fire, trash truck ‘well-involved’, several FD units OS, SB/WB Shady Grove Rd

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 30, 2017

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