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Semi trailer fire on I-69 northbound near mile marker 279Huntington County IN

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I-69, Indiana

According to the dispatch call, a semi-trailer caught fire on I-69 northbound near mile marker 279. The fire spread to the trailer roof. The cab was pulled away safely. Fire units requested traffic control to manage the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Huntington City and County Police and Fire
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05:19
Transcript:
00:00
Markle and Warren Fire unit is responding.
00:03
The cab has been successfully pulled away from the trailer.
00:07
The fire is now starting to spread into the side as a caller advised.
00:12
The flames are approximately 15 to 20 foot high.
00:19
County 902 is going to route with 3.
00:22
902 with 3.
00:23
If you weren't clear, it is a semi with frozen figure.
00:27
Approx lane 35 to 40,000 times.
00:34
Copy that? Item 813, 2nd page warrant or 4.813.
00:44
813.
00:53
Pha-EZEZEZE.
00:58
A.
01:06
Second page for war and fire have a semi-trailer on fire.
01:12
I-69,
01:13
northbound at mile marker 279, I-69 northbound at mile marker 279.
01:17
CAB has been pulled away from the trailer.
01:20
Is responding up to 1-0347?
01:33
Nata 1 are out with 1.
01:35
8-1 with 1.
01:48
I mean it's responding to the interstate for the trailer.
01:52
CEP advising the flames are coming up through the roof of the trailer now about halfway up on both sides.
02:03
Cadet, here are three-minute, please.
02:12
Cepie is advising that the flames are about halfway up on both.
02:16
sides of the trailer and starting to go through the roof.
02:24
Copy on.
02:28
It's an 801, 1023.
02:32
801. 801.
02:42
4.82923.
02:45
8923.
02:46
4923.
02:47
If you could draw me and it's a number, it's going to be death investigation further.
02:57
I've got a 1028 to add to the call cards.
03:00
You could print me off the redout on this vehicle.
03:10
It's going to be on a Chevy Equinox believe in 2008 and God we trust play B-Boy XX-Ray Q Queen (number withheld)
03:40
I'm sorry,
03:44
we're going to need traffic control.
03:53
813 out there's been clearing traffic control.
04:08
B-13-Go ahead.
04:13
Are we going to need to shut down or just move them over to the passing lane?
04:23
Not here yet.
04:27
Okay.
04:42
Thank you.
04:48
Huntington to respond to mile marker 279 northbound 279 northbound
04:59
Warren fire is requesting two units for traffic control reference a trailer on fire Huntington is patched 0356 I know two to you guys are 1023323
05:16
Tomorant, 2.23.
05:18
Okay.

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Incident Timeline

  1. Highway Closure
  2. Fire Confirmed Fully Engulfed
  3. Traffic Control Requested
  4. Flames Breach Trailer Roof
  5. Fire Spreads
  6. Cargo Identified
  7. Driver Moves Cab to Safety
  8. Initial Report of Fire

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