PHOENIX – Video of a City of Phoenix garbage truck is making its rounds on social media after all the trash caught on fire.
Unfortunately, this problem is not rare for the City of Phoenix.
Last year, there were 12 fires in garbage trucks, which is why drivers are trained on how to handle the situation.
This is the view neighbors near Cholla Street and Desert Cove Avenue had Monday morning:
“Our department is made immediately aware whenever any type of situation of that kind happens,” said Veridiana Cervantes of Zero Waste Analyst for the Public Works Department.
A pile of burning trash caused a city garbage truck driver to empty the load in the middle of the street, which is what they are trained to do in that situation.
“For the safety of the driver and in order to not damage anything in the surrounding area or the truck, they made …