Mail truck catches fire in Maryland

Brian Farrell
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Emergency workers were on the scene of a fire involving a United States Postal Service (USPS) truck Friday afternoon.

The mail truck caught fire in the 15700 block of Holly Grove Rd, near Norwood Road, in the Cloverly Park area.

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Pete Piringer with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) first posted about the fire shortly after 2:30 p.m. In a follow-up post, Piringer said that the fire in the engine compartment spread to the truck’s interior.

  • A United States Postal Service (USPS) caught fire in Montgomery County, Md. on Dec. 22, 2023. (Tim Pruss/MyDrone.Pro)
    A United States Postal Service (USPS) caught fire in Montgomery County, Md. on Dec. 22, 2023. (Tim Pruss/MyDrone.Pro)
  • A United States Postal Service (USPS) caught fire in Montgomery County, Md. on Dec. 22, 2023. (Tim Pruss/MyDrone.Pro)
    A United States Postal Service (USPS) caught fire in Montgomery County, Md. on Dec. 22, 2023. (Tim Pruss/MyDrone.Pro)

Aerial images from Tim Pruss, MyDrone.Pro showed heavy damage to the front of the truck as well as the back of it and a charred ring around a mailbox that stood in the front yard of someone’s home in the neighborhood.

Crews were able to get the fire out. No one was hurt.

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