Garbage truck fire closes major Mission District street

San Francisco Chronicle · Aidin Vaziri · 2026-11-05 18:12 UTC

A garbage truck fire closed a section of South Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco's Mission District on Thursday morning.

A garbage truck fire closed a major Mission District thoroughfare Thursday morning, with San Francisco fire officials urging drivers to avoid the area. The fire was reported on South Van Ness Avenue between 16th and 17th streets, the San Francisco Fire Department said. The roadway was closed while crews responded. SFFD also used the incident to remind residents that batteries can cause fires in garbage and recycling streams, saying the fire was caused by an improperly discarded battery-powered device that ignited when compacted in the truck.

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