Train fire with hazardous materials near Rollins Lake Road, Colfax CA
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Fire & ArsonA train caught fire near Rollins Lake Road and Highway 174 in Placer County. The fire involved hazardous materials including lithium batteries and sulfuric acid. The fire was contained to the second locomotive with reduced flames and no active threat reported.
Audio|Heard on: Placer County Law Enforcement
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03:10
Transcript:
00:00
The train is blocking Grass Valley Street stopped on the tracks.
00:04
Copy blocking Grass Valley Street.
00:10
I'm 18, I copy the call.
00:12
Emergency response with lights and siren, bomber.
00:18
Call 10, I'd afford a back for a welfare check before.
00:24
Roger copies.
00:25
Units responding per CHB, UVUPPR is advising hazardous materials on the train for extinguishers, lithium batteries, lithium batteries, and sulfuric acid.
00:34
Really,
00:37
I have code for you figure out where the car that phone fire is.
00:42
Class Copy.
00:43
Toil George Cote from coal fire.
00:50
Floyd, Sam 18, can you start up? In route.
00:55
12,
00:59
Charlie, closer, just from other reports, it sounds like it's the third locomotive on the train.
01:05
Charlie, do you find out if the eastbound or westbound train is two going through town?
01:09
12, Charlie, sounds like the northbound train.
01:12
Got it. Last year, 12, George, just crossed over 1, 3, 4.
01:15
It looks like the train is still moving.
01:23
M18 and Lincoln, too, can you advise me to CEP location?
01:29
A-Firm.
01:32
We're not going to really be able to lock down a CEP location unless we figure out which train it is and it stops.
01:40
Mr.
01:43
12thorch, if you can you identify chemicals and research proper cordon once this thing stops.
01:49
Fly, Victor, 14, and 10, 8.
01:53
Acknowledgment; message received and understood.
01:54
Clause 12 George, Perce, HP,
01:57
UPR, advise them there's hazardous material on the train, such as fire extinguishers, lithium, lithium, batteries, and sulfuric acid.
02:04
Copy, 12 George.
02:06
I see a train over here at Norton Grade and Carpenter.
02:11
I see active flames, so it looks like it's going to be down here.
02:14
Correction up here.
02:16
Copy, Norton Grading Carpenter.
02:18
Fires, 97.
02:20
12 George, copy.
02:21
And train is stopped.
02:24
Signed 4.
02:25
Don't try, copy.
02:26
Let's make our C.P.
02:27
location, Rollins Lake Road and Highway 174.
02:30
That's copy.
02:31
Same as you, copy.
02:36
That's a full motion station area, check on a wireless.
02:44
Blaster 12 George.
02:46
12 George. Peter's fire is still contained to the, looks like, second locomotive and active flames have gone drastically down.
02:56
Acknowledgment; message received and understood. George, Sam, 18.
02:58
Any active threat to mediation?
03:01
Not at this time.
03:03
Acknowledgment; message received and understood. Post-Cubbies.
03:06
Blaster, San 18.
03:07
If they're available, could we have a UP rep? Meet us at the CP.
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Location mentioned:
CA-174 & Rollins Lake Rd, California 95713
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