Vehicle fire on interstate 75 southbound in Bradenton, Bradenton FL
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a vehicle fire on Interstate 75 southbound near mile marker 218 in Bradenton, Florida. The vehicle, an SUV, had small flames underneath it. A private ambulance extinguished the fire before fire units arrived and confirmed there were no active flames.
Audio|Heard on: Manatee County Fire and EMS
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02:44
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 621, vehicle fire, I-75 southbound, Bradenton, mile marker 218 southbound.
00:07
Respond on attack, sick.
00:13
Engine 6-161 from ECCC.
00:18
Go ahead.
00:20
We've attached 621, they're going to be closer.
00:24
Understood.
00:29
1-6-4-5-2-5-pott.
00:35
Copy 2205.
00:40
DC 311 which 133rd, 63rd, phone in 3rd, 63rd, phone emergency.
00:46
311, copy in route 220.
00:51
6216.
00:53
1611.
00:57
Copy 621 in route.
00:58
You're looking for an unknown color SUV.
01:00
We've got multiple calls on this.
01:03
Copy. Right, 621-621.
01:06
Go ahead.
01:09
Are you guys to respond into this also, or...?
01:13
Yeah, we went southbound this accident.
01:16
We just passed it.
01:17
It's just north of State Road 70, going southbound.
01:20
It looks like it's a SUV.
01:22
Small flames underneath it will be on scene momentarily.
01:27
Copy six. Pass before we saw it off seven.
01:30
Copy 661. I'll reattach you to the call.
01:32
22.7.
01:47
Engine 661, vehicle fire, I-75 Southbound, Bradenton, Mile Marker 218 Southbound.
01:54
Respond on tack, six.
02:01
ACC, engine 6601's on scene.
02:03
We have one vehicle on the side.
02:06
We'll be investigating no active flames.
02:15
621, you can cancel.
02:20
Copy.
02:21
621 travel.
02:23
Copy 2210.
02:30
ECCC-661.
02:32
661, go ahead.
02:35
Just give you an update.
02:36
We have no active flames.
02:37
It seems like a private ambulance arrived on scene to put it out with an extinguisher.
02:43
Copy 2211.
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I-75, Bradenton, FL
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