Crime & Safety
Burning Pile Of Trash Dumped In Front Of Bethesda-CC High School
A burning pile of trash was dumped in front of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on Monday afternoon, according to fire officials.
BETHESDA, MD — A garbage truck driver dumped a burning pile of trash in front of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School after it caught on fire Monday afternoon, authorities said.
The trash was dumped on East-West Highway around 3 p.m. Pete Piringer, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said the fire has been extinguished and no injuries have been reported.
It is not immediately clear how the trash caught on fire.
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Update - WB East West Highway IFO BCCHS, trash truck carrying cardboard, small fire in contacts, Driver dumped a load on East West Highway, fire out, some lanes blocked, traffic gets by to the right https://t.co/QorELHqPOA pic.twitter.com/0nlHa8UjkC
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 14, 2020
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