Semi truck at Love’s gas station with flames coming from engine compartment; fire likely extinguished by bystanders using extinguishers., Evansdale IA
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Fire & ArsonSemi truck at Love’s gas station with flames coming from engine compartment; fire likely extinguished by bystanders using extinguishers.
Audio|Heard on: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Public Safety
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02:33
Transcript:
00:00
On Greyhound Drive.
00:01
This is for a semi that's got flame shooting out from the engine.
00:05
They are parked at the pump.
00:07
Several people were out there with fire extinguishers.
00:11
They may have it out now.
00:13
R.P. can't say for sure at love.
00:19
300 copy.
00:21
I'm going to take myself off the call.
00:24
We'll keep 304 and 306 code 3[1] to it.
00:31
304 in ralph 3.04 in ralph 3.04 304.
00:44
You copy, we're here in ral.
00:46
104 did you copy? I gave you the size up.
00:52
At Love, at the gas pumps, it's a semi with the flames coming out from under the engine.
00:58
They believe they have it out.
01:00
They had several people out there of fire extinguishers.
01:05
Definitely.
01:08
Threat.
01:14
It looks like we have a 1050 unknown at about the 100 block Ainsboro right in front of Cal of Congress.
01:23
I made contact, there's no injury if you get in a call on this, but you could send a PD over to assist.
01:30
What's a 1050 PD?
01:34
Looks like the driver just drove up into a snowbank.
01:37
I don't think there is any other vehicle involved, but they do need to have the lane blocked.
01:44
So it's in front of count of Congress on A's roll.
01:48
Forrest cell phone.
01:52
331 is around.
01:55
331, did you copy the traffic reference your call?
02:00
Just non-traumatic macane.
02:08
102, 102. Probably, thank you.
02:20
306 on scene.
02:22
We have a semi, a little bit of smoke, no active flames at the moment.
02:29
It's like a real fucking district guard for now.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
code 3: Emergency response with lights and siren
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Location mentioned:
Evansdale, IA 50707
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