Garbage truck crashes, catches fire in Montgomery Co.

Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue/Pete Piringer

Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue/Pete Piringer

Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue/Pete Piringer

Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue/Pete Piringer

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A garbage truck crashed and caught fire on Clarksburg Road between between Md. 80/Fingerboard Road and Moxley Road in Montgomery County near Damascus, Maryland, on Wednesday morning.

Montgomery County Fire & Rescue was initially dispatched around 7:30 a.m., according to a tweet from spokesperson Pete Piringer.

The crash involved the trash truck and another vehicle. One person sustained injuries that were not life-threatening.

The road had been closed between Md. 80/Fingerboard Road and Moxley Road as a hazardous materials team cleaned up the fuel spilled.

It reopened just before noon.

A map of the area where the truck crashed is below.