Garbage truck catches fire on way to landfill

Saturday, July 19, 2008 | 7:51 p.m. CDT; updated 2:12 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

COLUMBIA ­— A garbage truck loaded with paint and batteries caught fire after leaving the City of Columbia Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility on Saturday afternoon, a news release from the Columbia Fire Department said.

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