Hamilton firetruck catches fire on Highway 403

In a strange turn of events, a firetruck from Hamilton’s fire department burst into flames and needed to be attended to by crews from the town over.

Authorities say a fire broke out in the firetruck’s engine bay while it was returning from a repair shop in Brampton, sources say.

Fire crews from Burlington were called to the scene and quickly extinguished the fire in Hamilton’s own Engine 11 around 2 p.m.

No one was injured, and the damage the firetruck sustained remains unknown.

Several westbound lanes of Highway 403 were temporarily closed while crews attended the scene, but they have since reopened.