Vehicle fire on southbound I-81 near mile marker 118, Christiansburg VA
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A vehicle fire was reported on the southbound side of I-81 near mile marker 118 in Christiansburg. Multiple units responded and confirmed smoke on the shoulder from a gold SUV.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Christiansburg Fire, Christiansburg Rescue, Vehicle Fire, Southbound 81, 81, mile marker 118.
00:05
Southbound 81, mile marker 118 on the shoulder.
00:09
C.C.1. South, 31442.
00:14
802, in route.
00:19
Copy 802 responding.
00:20
It's going to be on the southbound side, 118, gold SUV smoking on the shoulder.
00:30
N.RV,
00:33
800.
00:34
800?
00:37
I'll be en route.
00:40
Copy 1443.
00:45
800, I'm going to be getting on down at Sheeler's, headed south from there.
00:54
Okay, I'm getting on 1114.
00:58
He answers fine there in the case from you southbound shoulder prior to the exit.
01:10
CFR.
01:13
At 800 I haven't seen anything for two tractors for others and no sign of smoke.
01:21
Okay.
01:27
MCPD
01:29
2441
01:32
Caligatee Springs good
01:36
We're going to be UTL and Mount Pleasant
01:42
Yeah, I didn't see things 83 to get you and up 104 34, 24'd you get my chat
01:54
I did. I'm a good CID to ping it.
02:01
10 4th.
02:07
MCPD.
02:09
16 and RV.
02:13
16. 16.
02:16
You're gonna find me to that civil matter phase.
02:20
Thank you.
02:24
1624.
02:27
Go ahead.
02:30
I was direct on your traffic.
02:33
Can you give one of the call down here?
02:37
Set for all, okay.
02:45
C.F.R.
02:47
Yeah, 802. It's going to be a van.
02:51
It's backup just prior to the exit.
02:54
That's showing when I went by.
02:58
Okay.
03:03
Yeah, I'm on turning it to 121.
03:06
C.F.R.
03:09
87.
03:11
Go ahead.
03:14
Are you going to run Oak Street or did you go out for out Route 8?
03:20
We're still at the station.
03:21
We just have got enough to go on.
03:25
Yeah,
03:26
just hold on there for a minute.
03:29
I don't think it's going to be anything, probably a hose, but give me a couple minutes here.
03:34
I'll get right back to you.
03:37
Yes, sir.
03:45
DPD
03:46
Navi 5-2-7 still code 4
03:51
Code 4, you can show me 10-8, number 5
03:54
4, clear with 51449 C.FR NRV 800 is arriving 10-4.
04:08
10-4.
04:14
C.FR.
04:18
8.02, your same traffic.
04:22
24.
04:28
MCPD.
04:30
2441.
04:33
Okay.
04:37
We're not getting any other leads at the moment.
04:39
He's being uncooperative.
04:40
Sounds like I've got 16 hanging this phone, so we'll just wait for that.
04:47
Yeah, more sounds good.
04:48
Thank you.
04:56
CPD.
04:59
1-08.
05:05
C.F.R.
05:09
Chief Trooper will be back with us shortly.
05:11
He just passed going down.
05:14
Okay. Well, if you can get safety patrol here to help her, she just be some amount of freeze or water or something.
05:28
MCPD.
05:30
40.
05:33
40.
05:36
Clear that Emerson Powell with options.
05:39
I will also handle the bank Ceremony.
05:44
Okay.
05:47
Okay. The F-arm.
05:53
Every 800 can rescue disregard.
05:57
Rescue can disregard.
05:58
Rescue can disregard.
06:01
Direct, thank you.
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