Engine compartment of city-owned salt truck became engulfed in flames after mechanical failure

A city-owned salt/plow truck caught fire in Pittsburgh on Sunday morning.

An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher confirms firefighters were sent to the intersection of S. 18th Street and Arlington Avenue around 8:45 a.m. for a reported truck fire.

A Pittsburgh Public Safety official said the DPW driver saw the engine and brake lights come on and pulled over safely before the engine compartment became engulfed in flames…

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