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A Recycling Truck Dumped Trash On A Montreal Street… And It Blended In Perfectly (VIDEO)

Apparently this is what happens when there's a fire in the truck.

A Recycling Truck Dumped Trash On A Montreal Street… And It Blended In Perfectly
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A truck had to empty its contents onto a Montreal street on Thursday in a display we're convinced is a divine metaphor for the last two years. Jacob Greenblatt of the Instagram page @mtl_stories captured the moment on video.

His subsequent TikTok post has racked up almost a thousand likes.

@jacobvisuals a fire was reported in the truck so they needed to empty out of the truck immediately
♬ Zoom - Lil Haiti

The unceremonious dump took place at the corner of avenue Casgrain and rue Bernard in the Plateau-Mont-Royal.

A spokesperson for the City of Montreal confirmed that this is standard procedure when a fire is detected in a truck.

In such cases, workers come around to pick up the mountain of waste using tractor/loaders, ensuring no piece of garbage is left behind, the spokesperson said.

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    Thomas MacDonald was the Senior Editor of MTL Blog. He received a B.A. with honours from McGill University in 2018 and worked as a Writer and Associate Editor before entering his current role. He is proud to lead the MTL Blog team and to provide its readers with the information they need to make the most of their city.

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