Garbage truck catches fire on Gwinnett road

A garbage truck caught fire in Gwinnett County late Monday morning.

The truck was reported on fire at 10:37 a.m. on Castle Drive Southwest in unincorporated Lawrenceville. The driver had made it out of the truck safe as the fire started in the back end of the vehicle.

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The fire was under control by 11:22 a.m. No cause has been determined yet, according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services.

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