A fire that erupted Tuesday in a garbage truck on the south end of Banning consumed part of the vehicle and extended into vegetation before crews got it under control.

The non-injury blaze was reported at 11:28 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Longhorn Road and Roadrunner Trail, at the foot of the San Bernardino National Forest, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said multiple engine crews were sent to the location and encountered flames raging in the front half of the refuse truck, with surrounding bushes and dry grass catching fire.

Windy conditions were reported due to intense rain cells to the west of Banning at the time.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the burning vegetation and concentrated on the truck, fully containing the blaze at 11:55 a.m., ac

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