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MyspaceSanta Barbara City Fire officials released the above photo of the street sweeper fire that took place on Castillo Street yesterday morning.
When crews arrived on the scene — three engines and a truck were dispatched — they saw fire shooting from multiple compressed natural gas tanks on the sweeper. Police closed off and evacuated residents on the 1600 block of Castillo Street as the firefighters worked.
The fire was quickly contained and put out, but not before it caused moderate damage to a nearby property’s front fence and vegetation. There were no injuries.
It’s unclear what caused the fire, and investigators are looking into the incident.
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The sweep, the sweep, the sweeper's on fire, we don't need no water, let the... :) henry
hank (anonymous profile)
August 26, 2011 at 4:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Just a thought, perhaps the propane tanks should be mounted in a more secure, and hidden, location then on the the top of the vehicle.
CManSB (anonymous profile)
August 26, 2011 at 6:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Vandenberg rocketry at work in your neighborhood!
Glad no one was hurt.
Draxor (anonymous profile)
August 29, 2011 at 11:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
natural gas: clean, cheap, safe energy.
spacey (anonymous profile)
August 29, 2011 at 12:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)