Semi truck brakes smoke on highway shoulder, Elgin IL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a semi-tractor trailer on I-90 eastbound near the river had smoke coming from the rear brakes. There was no fire. The driver declined assistance and called his company for help. Emergency units cleared the scene after confirming no active fire.
Audio|Heard on: Elgin Fire
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02:54
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 6, Quint 2, and Battalion 1.
00:04
Vehicle fire.
00:05
I-90 eastbound at mile marker 55.
00:09
Between northbound State St.
00:11
Entrance ramp and West River Road, timeout 1501.
00:16
Engine 6, Quint 2 and Battalion 1.
00:19
Vehicle fire.
00:21
I-90 eastbound, at mile marker 55.
00:30
For the car fire, 90 eastbound just before the river,
00:33
about mile marker 55, taking off to.
00:37
Units are en route to the car fire, it's going to be by marker 55,
00:46
eastbound 90 just before the river.
00:47
It's going to be pulled off to the right shoulder.
01:02
Quint 2 is on the scene, I-90 eastbound just before the river.
01:06
We are on the right shoulder.
01:08
I don't see anything obvious right now.
01:10
Quint 2 is going to be shutting down lane 4 and the lane 4 shoulder.
01:15
Next engine then can do the same thing.
01:18
Take quick 2 command.
01:24
Let's receive on C90 just before the river on the right shoulder.
01:28
Nothing showing obviously.
01:30
Locking lane 4 and lane 4 shoulder.
01:33
Next unit in to the same, quick 2 will be in command.
01:35
Hi there, and I think this is pulling upward.
01:39
You said, and I'm being 24 of the street.
01:46
It's received. The fields your fire from winter.
01:49
Thank you, ma'am.
01:51
Thank you, ma'am.
01:55
We have a semi-tractor trailer with some brakes smoking on the rear.
02:00
Nothing's on fire.
02:01
The driver said he doesn't need our assistance.
02:03
He's going to be calling his own company for help.
02:07
All units will be clearing here shortly.
02:10
Commissioner Sue,
02:12
brake smoking and they have their own repair coming in.
02:20
I just sit down until we can get our call and picked up.
02:24
You let in my mind, I was just going to let you know we'll hang out three-day clean-up cones.
02:34
That was in fire 90-clean.
02:38
Okay, click.
02:42
You can terminate command release hot to do.
02:44
You can just verify with ISP as they have to helped you are coming out here.
02:51
That's received.
02:52
We did notify them on Sunday dispatch.
02:54
We'll see if they're still coming out.
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I-90, Elgin, IL
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