Burning Chicken Litter Truck Pulled Over by MPD, Put Out by MFD
August 15th, 2011 by Joe Burgess
In the category of “not your everyday activity”, around 12 noon, an 18-wheeler dump truck, hauling “used chicken litter” 
caught fire as it was driving south on HWY 425 North. The driver turned on HWY 278 East, unaware of the blaze that he was hauling. The truck was pulled over by Monticello Police Officers, near Jordan Park.
Monticello Fire Dept. members quiclky arrived to extinguish the fire, which seemed to be contained to the cargo area of the big-rig.
Reports did not indicate if the cargo was damaged.
Photo and original info submitted by a MLive reader.
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