The contents of a Santa Monica garbage truck caught fire on August 19 at about 9:30 a.m. while the truck was traveling between 17th and 18th streets. According to SMFD, firefighters had the truck empty its contents to access and extinguish the fire. Trash was temporarily distributed along the 1700 block of Delaware Ave. The cause of the fire is unknown but SMFD said nothing suspicious was found.
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