One of the truck's workers quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and began putting out the flames. Both of the garbage workers were okay, according to a statement from Whitehall. The city's garbage collection is done by Local Waste Services,

An oxygen tank illegally placed in a trashcan caused an explosion as a garbage collector was loading trash in an Ohio neighbourhood.

Two garbage collectors were lucky to walk away uninjured after a trash can exploded Wednesday during their morning pickup route. The City of Whitehall released video on their Facebook page of two Local Waste employees going through their normal trash pickup routine.