PHOTOS: The scent of burning trash filled the air as firefighters sprayed down a smoking pile of garbage next to the Alaska Waste building. That was after a garbage truck driver called emergency services, reporting explosions coming from a trash fire onboard.
“They [Alaska Waste] had followed their protocol, which is to find the first open spot they can and get it out of the vehicle, said Frank Dorner, a fire chief for the City of Kodiak. “The driver heard small explosions, pops coming from the load — once we arrived on scene, we could hear the same thing.”
Firefighters responded around 10:30 a.m. and started putting water on the fire after the garbage truck parked nearby. The fire is out with no injuries reported, but it’s the second Monday in a row that crews responded to a fire on that same street.