Dump Truck Fire Quickly Extinguished

Fond du Lac firefighters put out a dump truck fire at the Harbor View Plaza on Winnebago Drive this morning. Division Chief of Fire Prevention Troy Haase says a hydraulic pump on a Stuart’s Landscaping truck caught on fire. Fluid dripping from the pump was on fire. Haase says they were told the pump used to lift the box on the back of the truck had just been installed Monday. The fire was quickly put out and the truck was driven away from the scene. The incident happened shortly after 7 a.m. Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue photos.