An oil truck driver suffered minor injuries after his tanker caught fire in a Mercer County, New Jersey, neighborhood Friday morning, local investigators said.
The fire began on the street outside of a home on Birdie Way -- that's just off U.S. Route 206 and Interstate 295 -- in Lawrence Township around 9:25 a.m., township police said.
A paving company's oil truck was on fire when first responders arrived, police said. Firefighters used foam to get the blaze under control.
The 22-year-old truck driver was hospitalized with smoke inhalation, police said.
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The heat and fire caused minor exterior damage to a nearby home, investigators said.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation and the department of environmental protection was looking into any impacts, police said.
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