PSLPD: Flicked cigarette starts fire on truck bed.
Port St. Lucie, Fl (treasurecoast.com)- A flicked cigarette started a fire on a truck bed.
PSLPD recently responded to NW Peacock Blvd/NW Mercantile Pl regarding a driver who flicked a lit cigarette butt out the window which landed in the bed of the truck, igniting materials and catching the truck on fire.
The driver was able to escape without injuries and the St. Lucie County Fire District responded to extinguish the vehicle fire.
PSLPD: Flicked cigarette starts fire on truck bed.
Cigarette butts are the most frequently littered items in the United States. Did you know that drivers can receive a littering citation with a fine for discarding a cigarette butt out the window?
Properly dispose of your cigarette butts!
