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June 11, 2026

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Bristol fireman Derek O’Malley hoses down a Tom Orr Cartage garbage truck after it had caught fire while driving on Hwy. 148 Saturday morning. The truck was in flames on the right side of the cabin and was spewing black smoke when the firemen reached the scene and quickly doused it.

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