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Tractor trailer fire on I-40 near 540 exit

Heard on: Durham City Fire
02:14
00:00
Vehicle fire, twenty-eight thousand 310I40 east.
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I-40, Durham, NC
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a vehicle fire involving a tractor trailer carrying mulch on I-40 east near the 540 exit in Durham, North Carolina. Reports indicated that the mulch in the trailer bed was burning, and multiple engines and tankers were dispatched to the scene. IMAP units were also reported to be assisting. Access to the area was coordinated from both I-40 east and 540 toward Raleigh.

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