GILBERT, Ariz. — A fire detected in the cargo of a sanitation truck resulted in a burning trash pile being ejected onto a Gilbert roadway.
The situation played out as a truck was collecting recycling near Cooper and Guadalupe roads on Wednesday. Town officials said the truck’s operator noticed smoke coming from the truck’s hopper and began to move to a safe area where the fiery load was ejected.
A passerby recorded a video of the burning piles of debris blocking the East Valley roadway. Gilbert firefighters responded to the scene and managed to contain the blaze…