A Westchester County garbage truck driver made a fast call when smoke started billowing from his load, and while the truck survived, the Taco Bell parking lot had a rough morning.
Around 8:30 a.m. on a recent weekday, a driver with Suburban Carting noticed fire coming out of the top of his garbage truck while on his route. Rather than wait and hope for the best, he did exactly what you’d want a driver hauling a rolling pile of combustibles to do: he got off the road, found the nearest open lot, and dumped his entire load onto the pavement before the truck itself could catch.
The nearest open lot happened to be a Taco Bell on Stevenson Boulevard in New Rochelle. No one asked the restaurant’s permission, but then again, nobody ever plans a trash fire…