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Vehicle fire on CA-190

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A person with their back to the camera wears firefighting gear while spraying water on a melted remnant of a vehicle.
Firefighters from Beatty Volunteer Fire Department (left) and National Park Service (right) spray water to cool the vehicle wreckage. Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are seen in the background.

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News Release Date: August 16, 2024
Contact: Abby Wines, 760-786-3221

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – A soft drink delivery truck burned to the ground on CA-190 near Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park on August 15. The driver was not injured. Firefighters believe overheated brakes started the fire.  

The National Park Service, Beatty Volunteer Fire Department, Caltrans, and California Highway Patrol responded to the incident. This was the fourth vehicle fire in the park in just over a month. 

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A panoramic image of emergency response vehicles on either side of a black, burned hull of a truck. A barren mountain is in the background.
Panoramic view of response vehicles: Caltrans truck, NPS ambulance, NPS water tender, NPS fire engine, burned delivery truck, and Beatty Volunteer Fire Department truck.

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Last updated: August 16, 2024

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