<body><div>STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) – A large trash fire broke out at a Bulloch County garbage collection service building Monday afternoon.Officials told News 3 that two piles of trash caught fire at Allgreen Services around 1 p.m.The fire shut down a portion of U.S. Route 301 between Highway 46 and Interstate 16. Crews had to bring a water line across the roadway to help extinguish the blaze.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1WiBfT_0wPzEk7D00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1WiBfT_0wPzEk7D00" width="540" height="720" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4D3kuY_0wPzEk7D00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4D3kuY_0wPzEk7D00" width="899" height="674" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0cBZcQ_0wPzEk7D00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0cBZcQ_0wPzEk7D00" width="899" height="674" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=30xzxg_0wPzEk7D00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=30xzxg_0wPzEk7D00" width="899" height="674" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1uowXr_0wPzEk7D00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1uowXr_0wPzEk7D00" width="899" height="674" ></figure>At 5 p.m., traffic was still being rerouted in the area.Officials said they don’t believe there were any outside factors involved in the fire. Something placed in the trash, like a battery, was likely the cause, the fire chief in Bulloch County told WSAV.Similar fires have broken out several times in the last year at the business.Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WSAV-TV. </div></body>

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Bulloch County crews respond to trash fire off of US-301

STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) – A large trash fire broke out at a Bulloch County garbage collection service building Monday afternoon. Officials told News 3 that two piles of trash caught fire at Allgreen Services around 1 p.m. The fire shut down a portion of U.S. Route 301 between Highway...