Two police officers are recovering and a firefighter is back on duty after a garbage truck exploded in a Illinois suburb injured them late last week.
The incident happened Friday in Arlington Heights, located outside Chicago. Two video clips shared by police show it all happening via an officer’s body camera and a police car’s dashboard-mounted camera.
The explosion occurred just before 4 p.m. as authorities responded to the truck being on fire. FOX 32 Chicago reported this.
“The cause of the fire and explosion is currently under investigation, with the working theory being an uncontrolled combustion in a garbage truck dumpster causing compressed natural gas (CNG) tanks to catch fire.” Arlington Heights Police Department wrote on Facebook.
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Prior to the explosion, the garbage truck was on fire. (Arlington Heights Police Department)
Police told the local Fox station that the shock wave from the explosion shattered windows, including the windshield of a fire truck, and caused roof and siding damage to nearby homes.
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The blast sent a damaging shockwave through the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights, Illinois, on December 6, 2024. (Arlington Heights Police Department)
Debris flew through the neighborhood, injuring cars and homes, as this dashcam shows. (Arlington Heights Police Department)
The three first responders were injured by flying debris and “post-explosion concussion,” FOX 32 reported.
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None of the injuries were considered life-threatening.
