Hybrid Battery Fire Destroys Truck

August 26, 2024 4:52 am

PLEASANT HILLS, Pa. — (WPXI) – A hybrid battery ignited a truck fire in Allegheny County. Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Company crews responded to a reported fire in the bed of a pick-up truck on Oakcrest Lane Sunday around 2:30 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they found the truck “well involved” and began to put out the flames. Fire officials say they used a ground monitor to flow water on the battery for nearly an hour to cool it off and extinguish the fire. Although the truck was destroyed, first responders tell Channel 11 that no one was hurt and a nearby home was not damaged.  (PHOTO: Pleasant Hills Volunteer Fire Department)