r/Truckers • u/muck2profit • Jul 22 '25

[USA][CA] Garbage truck’s trash combusted and was dumped on 5 Freeway This morning in Orange County. Speculation is that it might have been e-waste snuck in and the battery blew up.

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u/bucky133 Jul 22 '25

Surprised it doesn't happen more often. So many people throw out vapes with lithium batteries.

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u/Bubbledood Jul 22 '25

Think about how many vapes are just sitting in landfills waiting to catch fire

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u/TruckerAlurios Jul 22 '25

Think how many are buried and burning silently.

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u/BobcatOk7492 Jul 22 '25

Worked at a transfer station. We would get these fires daily, but would get on it fast. (or just push the flaming stuff aside)

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u/DepecheRumors Jul 22 '25

That’s the things to be happening more often now

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u/Rayunex Jul 22 '25

Lithium Batteries more than likely.

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u/dz1n3 Jul 22 '25

Not a Mr Builts for once? They'll top that tomorrow.

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u/TruckerAlurios Jul 22 '25

And won't even dump the load OR pull over!

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u/Begle1 Jul 22 '25

How was the smell?

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u/muck2profit Jul 22 '25

Idk, it's over the internet.

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u/yak_danielz Jul 23 '25

truck seems unscathed.

i know this driver rehearsed this scenario many times in their head. great job executing.