Tow truck fire with trash on water street, Ellicott City MD
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A tow truck caught fire on Water Street. Drivers tried to put out the fire but were unsuccessful. Trash and objects were burning on the road and removed from the truck by fire responders.
Audio|Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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00:36
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 1-1.
00:01
You're responding near Water Street.
00:04
For a tow truck on fire,
00:07
are advised it has a wooden wagon with boxes and trash in the back.
00:12
The drivers are trying to put it out with a fire extinguisher with no success, 1348.
00:22
111 on location.
00:23
It appears to be trash in the road.
00:27
Objects on fire have been removed from the truck.
00:30
Engine 1-1 on scene with trash on the roadway at 1350.
00:34
Engine 9-1 a hard.
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Ellicott City, MD
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