Cotton bales smoldering near East Farm to Market Road 40, Lubbock TX
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Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to reports of cotton bales smoldering near East Farm to Market Road 40 and Western Drive in Texas. Units confirmed the presence of smoldering bales but noted no immediate danger to nearby areas. Firefighters were monitoring the scene to ensure the fire did not spread.
Audio|Heard on: Lubbock City-County Public Safety
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05:9
Transcript:
00:00
Black smoke on the other side of S.M.
00:19
1124, we're trying to call the other house to have her approached you, but her phone's not going straight to voicemail.
00:25
She did make a comment about seeing the officers and then disconnected.
00:29
10-4. I'm talking with the mom.
00:34
I'll see if I can waver over here.
00:46
9155.
00:49
We're clear.
00:52
You're clear. C843.
00:56
9711.
01:01
11. 11.
01:03
Clear to 299. Clear to 29.
01:08
You're clear at 1543.
01:09
You're clear at 1543.
01:16
Idle fire, Lovica, O.
01:23
So, Idler, you guys clear from this scene.
01:25
Idlew tanker to Bill.
01:33
Domestic disturbance near East 24th.
01:36
Problem half is a black female white shirt black pants.
01:42
The idyllis.
01:45
Outaloo, go ahead.
01:49
Are you able to check the cotton bales that are smoldering at East FM 40 near Western Drive?
02:01
Okay, E742.
02:04
You can catch four.
02:06
You can catch four.
02:11
Is that you want to be able?
02:15
Well,
02:21
what's the address on that?
02:27
Okay, six-eight, okay.
02:30
Okay, six-eight.
02:33
Which one area is located.
02:37
Okay. Okay.
02:40
We'll run by code, code one.
02:45
This is pretty much.
02:49
I was right there.
02:50
That's about there. That's just more than it was one.
02:52
Now there is the old fire.
02:54
It's probably one to do it.
02:56
1121 1121 1121 1 mail 1055 to the county (number withheld)
03:10
104
03:33
322.
03:35
2322.
03:40
108-786 to east 24th as initial fuel be both units around.
03:45
104.
03:49
104. Give another call for us.
03:55
If you want to talk about East FM 40 in Western Drive, we're aware of the cottonbell smoldering.
04:03
We just had to receive a 911 call about it and was making sure it didn't get out of hand.
04:10
Thank you.
04:23
Go ahead, Bill.
04:26
Well, yesterday there was five, maybe six different rail bells burning out in the field there and probably one of them lays back up.
04:46
None of those were anywhere close to anything that would be a harm.
04:57
Okay, we'll just let those two trucks take care of it, and if they need to spill, we can go help them down around us.
05:03
No, I think they just need to go by and go ahead and confirm that it's done in the field.
05:07
One bail bailout in the field.
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Location mentioned:
Western Dr & E Farm to Market Rd 40, Texas 79403
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