Semi truck rear axle catches fire on highway, Prairie City IA
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Fire & ArsonA semi truck hauling pigs caught fire on the rear axle on Highway 163 eastbound near Prairie City. The driver tried to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. Fire department responded to the scene to put out the flames.
Audio|Heard on: Jasper County Law Enforcement
Listen to dispatch call
02:39
Transcript:
00:00
Prairie City Fire, you're needed about the 16.5 eastbound, Highway 163 for a semi with a rear axle on fire, visible flames, hauling pigs.
00:10
16.5 eastbound, 163.
00:17
21, Jasper.
00:20
Good.
00:23
Key holders en route.
00:26
A red SUV.
00:29
Is that J-9 again?
00:34
Eastbound Highway 163, free semi-laver axle on fire.
00:39
165, eastbound 163.
00:46
39.20.
00:49
Copy on scene.
00:52
Jayhast or 26?
00:56
26.
00:59
Is that semi down by Prairie City able to get off the roadway?
01:05
Yeah, they're pulled onto the shoulder.
01:09
Copy, I can start that way for traffic control?
01:14
Copy. The caller thought he had it out, but it rekindled.
01:17
He's trying to put it out with the fire extinguisher.
01:22
Copy.
01:28
Forty-six, 35.
01:36
Too hard to lay this morning, you want me to head down that way with you?
01:42
Ah, we should be good.
01:47
Okay.
01:57
Prairie City Fire, you're needed 16.5 eastbound, Highway 163 for a semi with a rear axle on fire.
02:04
16.5 eastbound, 163.
02:06
165 Eastbound, 163.
02:12
Jasper County from Prairie City Fire.
02:16
Prairie City, go ahead.
02:22
Jasper County from Prairie City Fire.
02:26
Prairie City, go ahead.
02:29
Copy page we'll be in and around the second.
02:33
Copy.
02:35
The caller said they had it out, but it rekindled.
02:38
He's trying to put it out with a fire extinguisher.
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IA-163, Prairie City, IA
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