Truck Fire

On 12/16/2022 around the time of 1501 hours, Seneca County Sheriff’s Deputies along with the Border City, and Waterloo fire departments responded to the area of 1019 State route 96 for the report of a dump truck fire. The driver of the truck, John Wenger, of Fayette, safely exited the truck with no injuries. Owner of the truck, Raymond Martin, of Lyons NY, also responded to the scene. The Border City Fire and Waterloo fire departments quickly extinguished the fire which had engulfed the entire cab of the truck. The damages are estimated to be approximately 50,000 dollars. The cause of the fire appeared to be accidental/ mechanical that originated from the engine compartment.