Pickup Truck Fire

On June 12th at 8:15pm, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Mount Pleasant Fire and Rescue, were dispatched to 272nd st/ Iowa Ave for a reported vehicle fire. Upon arrival, they found a GMC pickup truck engulfed in flames. The driver, Will Robertson of Mount Pleasant, stated that he was able to “place the car in park and jump out.” The pickup truck is totaled, and the fire crews were able to extinguish the fire. There were no reported injuries.