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Truck catches on fire descending Towne Pass

July 18, 2024 · Source: National Park Service

A little black smoke rises from a burnt truck with a stake-bed. Several fire engines are parked to the right. — Image supplied by the National Park Service. View the original image and credit

Multiple agencies responded to a truck fire on CA-190 in Death Valley National Park on Monday, July 15. The driver was uninjured, but the stake-bed truck was destroyed in the fire.

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