Garwood VFD battles two truck fires in same day

The Garwood Volunteer Fire Department were busy fighting two separate truck fires on April Fool’s Day that were no joke, resulting in a total loss for both vehicles last Tuesday, April 1.

The first of the two truck fires took place in the morning with the fire department receiving a call around 8:23 a.m. about a big John Deere haul truck catching on fire at the Heidelberg Materials located on County Rd. 111 in Garwood.

Garwood VFD Fire Chief Todd Krenek said the cause of the fire was most likely fuel related, as the driver of the vehicle stated that the truck caught on fire suddenly after fire started to come out of the engine on both sides.