Orland Hills police and Orland FPD firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:10 AM Wednesday July 25, 2018 to a report of a box truck fire at a loading dock at the rear of Walmart, 9245 159th St Orland Hills, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics arrived to find a fully-involved box truck with thick black smoke next to the building.
The building was evacuated of customers and employees. Roofers were working on the roof at the time of the fire. Initially it was unknown if the roofing work was connected to the truck fire, or if the truck fire was coincidental and unrelated.
There was a MABAS Division 19 Investigators Box Alarm on Box #19-77 activated at 8:38 a.m. for the box truck fire at the loading dock at rear of Walmart.
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Box Truck Fire at Walmart (SOURCE: OrlandFPD).