Rt. 32 Pickup Truck Fire
 
By Public Information Officer Clay Myers
November 9, 2016
 

Gamber & Community Fire Co. was alerted for a pickup truck on fire in the vicinity of Rt. 32 and the Liberty Reservoir. The call was dispatched at 2:53 pm on Tuesday, November 8. The truck was located on the shoulder of the road in the northbound lane of Rt. 32 half way between Pine Knob Rd. and the reservoir bridge. The front of the truck and the engine compartment were fully involved.

Engine 134's crew quickly attacked the fire and had it under control within minutes. A small area of brush and woods along the side of the road also caught fire and that was also extinguished. Traffic was stopped in both directions during the incident but was opened soon after.

 
Units: Engine 134, Gamber Fire Police
 
Mutual Aid: Maryland State Police and Baltimore City Watershed Police