MOUNT OLIVE -- A snow plow truck burst into flames Thursday afternoon as it made its way down Kevin Drive in Mount Olive.

John Larocco, of Hackettstown, was driving the commercial plow when he smelled something burning and exited the vehicle, according to Mount Olive police officer Eric Anthony.

Larocco saw flames shooting from the engine of the truck, which is owned by J&R Tree Service.

Larocco tried unsuccessfully to put the fire out, Anthony said, but the flames soon engulfed the vehicle.

Flanders Fire Department arrived on scene within minutes and put out the blaze. No one was injured. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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