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Truck Hauling Road Salt Bursts Into Flames

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Tom Sofield
Credit: Falls Township Fire Marshal’s Office

A truck hauling road salt burst into flames Friday morning.

The driver of the 2017 Kenworth dump truck noticed his rig was ablaze just after 8 a.m. near the international port complex along the Delaware River and firefighters were called, Falls Township Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito said.

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Arriving fire crews knocked down the flames and created a dike to block the runoff so it could be disposed of properly before hitting the river.

Dippolito said the cause of the fire is unknown as of Friday afternoon.

The port complex near the Waste Management landfills includes massive piles of salt that are often used to melt snow and ice on roads around the region.

Credit: Falls Township Fire Marshal’s Office
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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.