The Villages Public Safety Department was on the scene of a truck fire which forced traffic to be rerouted at noon Thursday off County Road 466A.
The pickup truck from Five Star Landscaping was westbound on CR 466A when the engine caught on fire.
It did not appear that anyone was injured.
Firefighters extinguished the fire.
Westbound traffic on CR 466A was being rerouted down Canal Street by Community Watch.
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office was also on the scene.