Vehicle fire in Thomaston briefly sends black smoke skyward

Vehicle fire in Thomaston briefly sends black smoke skyward

THOMASTON — A vehicle fire in Thomaston, Monday morning, sent a large billow of black smoke straight up into the air, prompting a response from Thomaston Fire, Ambulance, and Police. Dexter Street Extension was closed to traffic for a brief time until apparatus could arrive and the flames could be contained.  The pickup truck in the back lot of 33 Dexter Street Extension could not be saved, though an employee of the site made an attempt with an …