Smoke could be seen for miles after pickup truck catches on fire

Caught on camera: Flames erupt from a pickup truck on a road in Barrie.

Thick black smoke filled the sky in Barrie’s south end late Wednesday afternoon.

A Dodge pickup truck caught fire on Tiffin Street, south of Dunlop Street West at around 5:30 p.m.

“Crews extinguished the flames and worked with Barrie environmental services to contain the water runoff,” said Deputy Fire Chief Eric MacFadden.

No injuries were reported. The road was closed for more than an hour.