Fire brigades combine to ensure Müllcontainer truck fire at Mariam Boyd | to delete message

Several fire brigades by Warren County and other emergency staff merged on Friday morning to extinguish a Müllcontainer truck fire on the premises of the Mariam Boyd Elementary School in Warrenton.

Warrenton Rural's volunteer fire brigade reported that it reacted to the fire on February 28, shortly before 8 a.m. The commercial garbage truck was fully involved when firefighters arrived.

Walter Gardner, head of the Warrenton Rural Battalion, told the newspaper on Monday that the truck had emptied the dumpers at Mariam Boyd and was preparing to exist when the fire was discovered. The garbage, which was then in the dummy container, caught fire.

Gardner stated that the National Gas garbage container truck was fueled. The warehouse containers for natural gas that vented on the truck. Due to this danger, students and employees of the Mariam Boyd primary school and the employees were evacuated. Warren County's schools stated that pupils and employees were brought to the Warren County Middle School's gym while the fire was brought under control.

The fire burned the Hydraulic hoses of the Müllcontainer, said Gardner. Warren County's emergency management provided materials to contain drainage with local fire brigades.

Warrenton Rural's volunteer fire brigade reported that firefighters had to cut a hole in the dummy container side of the truck to gain access to the nuisance. Gardner estimated that it took about 1 1/2 hours to completely control the fire. He added that Mariam Boyd students and employees had returned to school around 11 a.m.

The reaction to the scene of the fire was: Warrenton Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Volunteer Fire Brigade from Norlina, the Afton-Elberon volunteer fire brigade, the Macon volunteer fire brigade, the fire brigade of Warren County (emergency services for medical services, firefighting team and emergency management), Warrenton Police Department, Warren County Sheriff's Office, GFL, GFL Environmental and Fred's Towing & Transport.