Garbage Truck Explosion

June 13, 2007 Texas - An explosion occurred aboard an Allied Waste Services garbage truck Tuesday as the driver waited at a four-way stop at Tram and Old Voth roads. The Beaumont Fire Department arrived at the scene at 12:01 p.m. and found the vehicle engulfed in flames. "The driver said he was compacting a load when he heard the explosion in the back of the truck," said James Sikes, district chief of the Beaumont Fire Department. The driver sustained first-degree burns on his arm. He was treated ...