Rubbish truck dumps load after fire breaks out

A massive pile of rubbish has had to be dumped from a recycling truck and left in a western Sydney park. Find out why.

A garbage truck dumps its load at Rupertswood Park, Mt Druitt, after rubbish caught alight on November 25, 2019. Picture: Supplied

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A recycling truck had to dump its load in a park in Mt Druitt yesterday after a rubbish fire onboard.

The smoky situation unfolded just after 12.30pm on Monday, when the driver was alerted to smoke coming from smouldering rubbish inside the compactor.

A Fire and Rescue NSW spokesman said the driver was forced to dump the load in a safe place at Rupertswood Park, off Brock St, to prevent the spread of the blaze throughout the truck.

A garbage truck dumps a load of smouldering rubbish at Rupertswood Park, Mt Druitt, after it caught alight on November 25. Picture: Supplied

Firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW at Huntingwood extinguished the blaze and the rubbish was removed shortly after using a bobcat.

The spokesman said garbage truck fires were not uncommon and could be sparked by a car battery or cigarette butt.

A Blacktown Council spokesperson said the truck was not a council truck, with the last of the waste material removed on Tuesday morning.

The incident comes less than two weeks after a recycling truck was forced to dump its load in a street in West Ryde after a fire broke out in its tip tray.

Rupertswood Park, Mt Druitt. Picture: Google

The exact cause of this blaze is not yet known, but it is believed it came from a recycling bin.

The truck was not damaged in the incident.