It isn't often that a trash truck dumps its load in a field, but that was the case Thursday afternoon east of Mentor.

Deputies and firefighters from Rural Fire District No. 2 were sent to the 9900 block of S. Ohio Street at 1:47 p.m. for the report of trash burning inside a Salina Waste Systems 2016 Freightliner trash truck, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning.

The trash truck dumped part of its load in a field so that the burning trash could be extinguished, he said.

No damage was done to the truck, Soldan said. The cause of the fire was not determined, he added.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/4/1619797326979.jpeg" alt="A Rural Fire District No. 2 firefighter sprays water on burning trash from a Salina Waste Systems trash truck Thursday afternoon. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>A Rural Fire District No. 2 firefighter sprays water on burning trash from a Salina Waste Systems trash truck Thursday afternoon. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>It isn't often that a trash truck dumps its load in a field, but that was the case Thursday afternoon east of Mentor.Deputies and firefighters from Rural Fire District No. 2 were sent to the 9900 block of S. Ohio Street at 1:47 p.m. for the report of trash burning inside a Salina Waste Systems 2016 Freightliner trash truck, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/4/1619797631462.jpeg" alt="Some of the burning trash from the truck." />
 <figcaption>Some of the burning trash from the truck.</figcaption>
 </figure>The trash truck dumped part of its load in a field so that the burning trash could be extinguished, he said.No damage was done to the truck, Soldan said. The cause of the fire was not determined, he added.

Trash truck dumps part of load in field after fire begins inside