PARKER, Colo. — All northbound lanes on E-470 were briefly closed in Parker Monday afternoon after a garbage truck caught fire.
South Metro Fire Rescue said just before 1 p.m. that crews responded to E-470 at Jordan road and were working to extinguish the fire.
However, the fire department said at 1:51 p.m. that the fire was still burning despite being sprayed with about 7,300 gallons.
The garbage truck was then towed with the still-burning load to a nearby dump followed by a fire engine, where crews planned to extinguish the fire.
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