Attala Co. firefighters extinguish truck fire on bridge

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Attala Co. firefighters extinguish truck fire on bridge

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ATTALA COUNTY, MS (WLBT) - Firefighters in Attala County were hard at work Saturday morning on the scene of a vehicle fire.

Around 9:15 a.m. fire crews battled the blaze on the Big Black River bridge. A small pick up truck caught fire. The Attala County Fire Department and Carmack Volunteer Fire Department worked together to extinguish the flames. Within a half an hour the fire was contained.

No one was injured.

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