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Truck fire on eastbound I-80 near mile marker 168

Heard on: Jasper County Fire and EMS
02:27
00:00
Newton Fire is needed at the 168 eastbound I-80 off ramp for a truck that is on fire, fully engulfed.
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I-80, Newton, IA
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a fully involved garbage or roll-off dumpster truck fire on the eastbound I-80 off-ramp near mile marker 168 in Newton, Iowa. Emergency medical units and fire engines were en route, and responders coordinated access up the ramp to control the blaze.

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