Snow-removal truck bursts into flames in Montreal

Asnow-removal truckput to work during the first major snowfall of the seasonburst into flames inMontreal'sNotre-Dame-de-Grce borough on Tuesday.

AlbertoMennillo had just finished clearing a neighbour's driveway shortly before noon on Walkley Avenue between Terrebonne Street and Monkland Avenue when his truck started to smoke.

"My dad called me today to ask if I had booster cables,and he goes, 'Oh and by the way,my truck exploded,'" said Lucio Mennillo.

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Lucio said his father,who runs a plowing and landscaping company, was en route to his second house of the day when he noticed his truck was on fire.

"It burned for about 15 to20 minutes, then it started to explode," Luciosaid.

His father was unsure of why his truckcaught fire.

Lucio hopes somebody can lend his father a truck for about a day, because he's concerned he will start losing customers.

"When he saw me today, he started to cry, and my dad doesn't cry." Luciosaid.

AndreaVideticsaid she saw the burning truckfrom her living room window.

Videtic saw two workers get out of the truck, andthen, "All of a sudden, itturned into a massive amount of flaming everywhere."

"As time progressed, over a period of about 30 minutes, the flames grewand grewand the whole thing became engulfed in flames," she said.

Videtic's daughter, Elizabeth Rampersad, caught the fire on video from inside their home.

Firefighters were atthe scene by around 12:30 p.m. to put out the fire.

Noone was injured in the incident.