Pickup truck sparks brush fire in Charlotte County

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – A pickup truck caught fire Tuesday afternoon sparking a nearly half an acre brush fire in Charlotte County.

According to the Charlotte County Fire Department, the truck caught fire while the driver was taking a lunch break and clearing brush along a fence line.

The flames quickly spread throughout a wooded area on the property of the Burn Store Water Treatment Plant.

Fire crews were able to safely contain the blaze.

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