Burning trash dumped from Waste Management truck in Chico lot

CHICO, Calif. — Firefighters responded this morning to a trash fire involving the rear of a Waste Management truck parked in a lot on Park Avenue behind a local business, according to fire officials.

The fire was reported around 10 a.m. when crews arrived to find the contents of the truck’s load actively burning in the parking lot. A battalion chief told us that the material had been dumped from the vehicle as part of a standard procedure when a fire starts in the back of a garbage truck or trailer.

Two engines and a battalion chief responded to the scene. The engines remained on scene for water needs and continued suppression efforts.

Officials said the fire should be handled with one fire company, expected to complete the operation.

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire has not yet been released.