Tractor-trailer catches fire after tire blowout on interstate, Blair County PA
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Fire & ArsonA tractor-trailer caught fire after a tire blew out on Interstate 99 North near mile marker 43.4 in Pennsylvania. Fire and rescue units responded to extinguish the fire and find the driver, who was not immediately located.
Audio|Heard on: Blair County EMS, Fire, Police, Hazmat and Helos
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06:48
Transcript:
00:00
Interstate 99 North remote vehicle accidents.
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The tractor trailer,
00:06
caller said that the back wheels of the tractor trailer blew,
00:11
and now the back end of the trailer is on fire.
00:16
North fire for operation.
00:19
That should be north fire for operation.
00:28
Player engine 22.
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Go ahead.
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Player engine 22, that was 6.
00:43
Received engine 22,
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499 north, north fire.
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22.0 North.
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North.
01:10
Mile marker 43.4, Interstate 99 North and its township.
01:16
Box 99.7, motor vehicle accident, tractor trailer,
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vehicle on fire, second activation, station 23-202.
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Thank you.
01:29
Go ahead.
01:31
The engine's coming to your location at the first.
01:35
Call the squatters manning for the second one.
01:38
That's your seat.
01:39
I just sue you manning up that tanker.
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I'm just arriving on location.
01:48
I got the full rear,
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the back of a tractor trailer on fire here.
02:00
One pulled off.
02:03
One pulled off to the right, one pulled off to the left of this call.
02:16
You're going to have to go around one way to the other.
02:21
Watchers, Steve.
02:27
You see,
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Engine Rescue 23 needs you to 43.4 North Fire.
02:34
Squad 22,
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I need you to 47.299 North.
02:43
For a vehicle versus deer,
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not too much info, the phone was very broken,
02:52
unknown injuries, unknown if it's on the roadway.
02:54
We tried to call back, no answer.
02:58
Use regional fire.
03:10
22's on regional.
03:12
Blair, if you get any other details, please inform.
03:17
Copy.
03:20
What was that mile marker again too, please?
03:27
I kept breaking up.
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We couldn't get a third reception.
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That's just where the phone pinged.
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For 47.2.
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All four tires.
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Thank you, Steve.
04:07
Man 22, J-22, J-23 North.
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GRIT 23.
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My rescue is around.
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You want me to start the tanker as well?
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Yeah,
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at this point,
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I can use that tanker more than anything.
04:29
Pretty good. I'll get it rolling for you, buddy.
04:36
Engine, be advised, I still have not found the driver unless we walk back the other way.
04:42
He might be on your side of it now.
04:46
That's the suit.
04:48
Blair's Jones. What's due to Robin the location?
04:53
A fair amount of distance.
04:56
I'm in front of the truck at this time.
04:59
I'm going to open the cab here, Mepi, and see if I can find something.
05:04
Let's do, we're going to stop short and hold the crop hoppers.
05:07
All right. There's a Roger Hornstein.
05:14
That'd be pretty for you in.
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Thank you.
05:22
From the vehicle off the side of the truth.
05:27
Affirmative.
05:29
Recy PSC was inquiring.
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33, hit that first turn around and come back, I'll need your manpower.
05:44
Receive command 22.
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That's her seat, tanker 23.4, mile marker 43.4 99 North.
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North Fire.
06:04
Here's only three valid north.
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North.
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644 is on the sea.
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Command 22 and trust you 23.
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That's your at, and now what's your orders?
06:28
When you get down here,
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most of that traffic in the fast lane is stopped now, just take up a position in that slow lane, send your manpower up here to my engine,
06:42
and we're going to try to stop it for now, and then once we get this cleared up a little bit, we'll start running some traffic.
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