Burning garbage truck slows traffic on State Road 408 in Orlando

Some lanes closed at exit 11A (Rosalind Avenue)

Crews respond to a burning garbage truck on State Road 408 in Orlando on Saturday, July 9, 2022. (E-PASS)

ORLANDO, Fla. – Westbound traffic on State Road 408 was obstructed in Orlando Saturday morning as crews worked to extinguish a burning garbage truck.

The scene occurred at exit 11A (Rosalind Avenue), where police and firefighters closed the three rightmost lanes and allowed traffic to past in the leftmost, inside lane.

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Video of the scene recorded from the slow procession of cars around 10:45 a.m. showed the City of Orlando vehicle still emitting some smoke.

News 6 is working to learn what officials believe led up to the fire, as well as if anyone was injured.

This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.


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Brandon, a UCF grad, joined the ClickOrlando team in November 2021. Before joining News 6, Brandon worked at WDBO.

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