A sanitation truck caught fire on Saturday morning in Downtown Brooklyn, leading to an overflow of garbage on Livingston Street. Photographer Bob Ahern captured the chaotic scene, where cardboard boxes, plastic bags, and newspapers were scattered across the street. The fire department responded quickly, deploying multiple firetrucks and firefighters to extinguish the blaze, which occurred around 7:30 a.m. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries, but the area was left in disarray as burnt garbage spilled out of the truck, highlighting a temporary sanitation crisis.
As seen this AM; an awful lot of rubbish for one brooklyn street," photographer Bob Ahern captioned a series of images and videos of the disgusting scene posted to Instagram.
The flames consumed the trash-collecting truck around 7:30 a.m., according to the FDNY, who didn't say what caused the blaze.
Video posted to the Citizen app showed at least three firetrucks closing the block off to traffic, while eight firefighters are seen dousing the sanitation department vehicle with water from hoses.
Flame fighters also used long sticks to poke at the debris, some of which was still ablaze, the clip shows.
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