VIDEO: The South Fire District and Middletown crews were working to put out a gas-fed fire on a garbage truck Wednesday morning.
Crews announced that a suspected gas-fed fire had broken out on a garbage truck, which was feared to affect a nearby building on the 200 block of Main Street Extension. Crews worried the flames would travel from the truck to the facility.
According to their statement, nearly 800 lbs of compressed natural gas were involved in the blaze.
The fire has since been put out, according to witnesses on the scene. The garbage truck has been nearly destroyed by the fire, and the nearby building was not damaged.
DEEP has been notified of this incident.
Middletown Fire has also stated it is urging people to use extreme caution in this area.