Garbage truck dumped burning load near Mesa Drive and Brown, Mesa AZ
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a garbage truck dumped a burning load near Mesa Drive and Brown Road. The load did not block traffic lanes and was near the CVS store. The driver dumped the load to prevent the fire from spreading.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa Police Department Central Patrol District
Listen to dispatch call
00:49
Transcript:
00:00
A second second break for a 585[1], Mesa Drive and Brown.
00:05
Baker 22, you clear me with a one, he's saying it up.
00:09
Copy, it's Brown and Mesa Drive, a garbage truck dropped their entire load in the North.
00:15
Helmings?
00:16
Yeah.
00:22
Baker 23 for Code 4 on Pepper.
00:26
For Code 4 on Pepper.
00:27
12-03.
00:34
Okay. Okay.
00:36
Go ahead. Go ahead.
00:38
That's garbage truck crawl.
00:40
It's not blocking any lanes.
00:42
It's in like the turn lanes to get in the CVS.
00:45
It looks like he might have started catching fire, but he dumped it to make sure it didn't spread.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
585: Disabled vehicle or roadway hazard requiring police assistance.
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Location mentioned:
N Mesa Dr & E Brown Rd, Mesa, AZ 85201
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