Truck fire threatens house

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Firefighters from Golden Valley quickly extinguish truck fire next to home on Aztec Road

Golden Valley Firefighters quickly extinguished a pickup truck fire that was next to a home in the 700 block of South Aztec Road. The fire started in a 1983 Ford pickup truck when the owner was working on the truck and it backfired, starting the fire on the carburetor and spreading to the engine compartment.  Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it reached the house and there were no injuries.  The truck is considered a total loss according to Battalion Chief David Martin who responded to the scene.