Berkeley garbage truck fire snarls North Shattuck traffic

The contents of a garbage truck caught fire Saturday morning, filling the air with smoke and causing the truck to dump its load in one of Berkeley’s busiest neighborhoods.

The incident unfolded at Shattuck Avenue and Vine Street shortly after 10 a.m.

Berkeley Fire Battalion Chief DeJuan Turner said the operator was driving on Shattuck when he realized his bed full of cardboard was on fire…

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