Waste Truck Fire on the A-3 Near Xirivella

Firefighters extinguished the flames affecting the vehicle on kilometer 351 of the highway.

Generic image of a burning waste truck on a highway.
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Generic image of a burning waste truck on a highway.

The Provincial Consortium of Firefighters of Valencia intervened this Monday in the fire of a waste collection truck as it was traveling on the A-3 highway near Xirivella.

The alert was received at 3:07 PM, mobilizing a crew from the Paterna station, accompanied by a sergeant, and another crew from the Catarroja station. The personnel dispatched to kilometer 351 of the highway worked to extinguish the flames affecting the vehicle. Both crews successfully put out the fire.
The intervention took place on the A-3 within the municipality of Xirivella. No further details have been provided regarding the origin of the fire or any potential traffic disruptions.