BANGOR, Maine — A garbage truck caught fire on Friday in the parking lot of a warehouse at 70 Bennett St., according to officials.
Bangor Assistant Fire Chief Anthony Riitano said the driver, who was not identified, had just picked up his last load for the day when he noticed it was on fire.
The driver quickly dumped his load from the Casella truck and was not injured, according to Riitano. Firefighters contained the blaze within minutes.
Firefighters arrived shortly after 2 p.m.
The warehouse is operated by Affiliated Material Service, an affiliate of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems. Riitano said nobody was evacuated from the warehouse.
Bangor Daily News writer Nok-Noi Ricker contributed to this report.
