Tractor-trailer fire on interstate highway, Buncombe County NC
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a confirmed fire involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 westbound near the 39-mile marker in North Carolina. Emergency personnel worked to contain the vehicle fire and requested traffic to be kept clear for safety.
Audio|Heard on: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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02:17
Transcript:
00:00
Station 10, District 2, vehicle fire, I-40 West, near the 39-mile marker.
00:04
So it would be a tractor trailer under color.
00:08
Station 10, District 2, vehicle fire, I-40 West, near 39.
00:12
The tractor,
00:15
North Luther Road,
00:17
Fire Dispatch, (number withheld).
00:23
Rush, (number withheld).
00:25
Engine (number withheld).
00:28
No three.
00:31
Chief Ten respond.
00:34
Chief Ten.
00:36
Chief Ten,
00:42
Would you prefer Tanker Ten or Engine Ten respond?
00:49
Just hold off from Noah.
01:00
Keith, what's your location?
01:06
Coming by my Alphonseon, Junction, what's your need?
01:10
I was going to see if you're going to get there quicker, maybe if I need to commit already or not.
01:18
Chief NB and Vise are getting multiple calls on Zoom, advising the tractor trailers now on fire.
01:28
Okay,
01:31
Good copy.
01:34
Station 102, go ahead and start me a tanker that way.
01:42
We're at the grocery store right now.
01:44
We'll be heading that way.
01:50
Cancel that.
01:52
Station one, start me a tanker.
01:57
Tenforce, sir,
01:58
Cow was going to come to you.
02:02
Spawn with you out there, we're on this vehicle fire.
02:08
If they don't mind, that'd be nice to try to keep traffic off of us if we have a working fire.
02:15
Okay, we'll get them head that way for you.
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I-40, North Carolina
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