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Neighboring Fire Companies Douse Pickup Truck Blaze Off Route 208

A pickup truck went up in flames in Glen Rock late Saturday morning.

Glen Rock and Hawthorne firefighters teamed up to extinguish the fire off the corner of Grandview and Lincoln avenues near northbound Route 208 shortly after 11 a.m.

"The owner of the vehicle, a 60-year-old Oakland man, stated he had been driving on Route 208 when another motorist alerted him that his vehicle was smoking," Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. "He pulled off the highway and brought the vehicle safely to a stop and exited before the fire spread to the passenger compartment."

Hawthorne police assisted with traffic control.

Glen Rock and Hawthorne firefighters teamed up to extinguish the pickup blaze.

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A flatbed tow truck removed the charred Ford F-350.

Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this account.

The pickup truck fire in Glen Rock began in the engine compartment.

Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE

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