Other Business, Recycling / Waste Facility South Lake Tahoe, CA – Fire at refuse center confined to garbage truck by sprinkler system October 22, 2015 viking210 Fire agencies responded to a fire at South Tahoe Refuse on Ruth Avenue earlier Tuesday evening. According to South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston, the fire started at approximately 6:30 p.m. The city called in assistance from Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District, Lake Valley Fire Protection District, Fallen Leaf Fire Department and CalFire. “The fire was controlled by fire suppression sprinkler system and we were able to confine it to the garbage truck itself,” Meston said. The department suspects the fire was caused an accumulation of materials between the truck’s cab and body.
