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Garbage Truck Fire in Ridgewood: Why Your Old Batteries Are a “Ticking Time Bomb”

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The message from the Village is clear: Our trash shouldn’t be explosive

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, It started as a routine bulk refuse collection in the Village of Ridgewood this morning, but it quickly turned into a high-stakes emergency. A sanitation truck suddenly ignited, forced to make an emergency detour to the Graydon Pool parking lot to dump a 10-foot pile of burning trash.

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Village of Ridgewood : Quick Thinking Crew Diverted Truck to the Graydon Pool Parking lot Avoiding Disaster

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Close Call in Ridgewood: Burning Garbage Truck Narrowly Avoids Disaster

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook page

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, A routine Wednesday morning in the Village of Ridgewood nearly turned into a multi-thousand dollar catastrophe today. On March 11, 2026, a sanitation crew was forced to make a split-second decision when smoke began billowing from the rear of their moving garbage truck.

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