Shortly after 3 p.m. on July 24th Penhold fire crews responded to a recycle truck on fire.

Acting Fire Lieutenant Jamie Southwell said, “The driver noticed the contents on fire but was unable to dump his load. Penhold Public Works used a loader to help unload the vehicle.”

Fire crews remained on scene for close to two hours cleaning up. Two fire units and nine firefighters responded, there were no injuries.

-Submitted by Penhold Fire Department