A trash truck caught fire Friday morning in Stevenson Ranch resulting in the garbage being dumped, officials said.

Around 8:30 a.m. Friday firefighters received reports of a trash truck fire on The Old Road and Pico Canyon Road inStevenson Ranch, said Sky Cornell, an inspector for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Firefighters had the trash truck driver empty the load to help extinguish the fire, according to officials.

“Dumping it is a very quick way to isolate the fire and to prevent catching the truck on fire,” Cornell said.

Firefighters called knockdown on the fire at 8:55 a.m., according to officials.

The cause of the fire is unknown as of Friday morning, officials said.

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