Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a trash truck on fire on the northbound Highway 14 near Placerita Canyon Road on Thursday afternoon, according to officials.
The initial call came in at approximately 1:59 p.m. on Thursday for a vehicle fire, according to Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesman for the Fire Department. He added that units had arrived at 2:04 p.m. and were still on the scene as of 2:35 p.m. after the trash truck dumped its load on the side of the freeway.
A report from the scene indicated that the load was dumped on the northbound Placerita Canyon Road off-ramp. The fire appeared to be handled.
The off-ramp is expected to be closed until 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening, according to Officer Josh Greengard, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area office.
