Fire burns railroad ties near north 3rd avenue, Montgomery County IL
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire burning railroad ties near North 3rd Avenue and Elert Trail in Montgomery County, Illinois. Additional manpower was requested from Shoal Creek Fire due to a malfunctioning propane track heater causing the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Macoupin and Montgomery Counties Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
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If you contact the railroad, advise them to halt all trains through here, we're working on the track.
00:06
Wire on the phone with them also advise them this is going to be a malfunction with their propane track heater that has set railroad ties on fire.
00:17
And if you could, when you get a second, can you repaid Shoal Creek for additional manpower, please?
00:28
55O2-164.
00:49
Shoal Creek Fire.
00:52
Respond for more manpower at North 3rd Avenue and Elert Trail.
00:59
Railroad track ties on fire.
01:04
Shoal Creek Fire for additional manpower at North 3rd Avenue and Elert Trail.
01:10
Railroad track ties on fire.
01:14
Non-normal McClure at 23.05.
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Montgomery County, IL
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