Vehicle fire with explosions in truck bed near Morgan Canyon Rd, Prather CA
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Fire & ArsonA vehicle caught fire near Morgan Canyon Road, with explosions occurring in the truck bed. Emergency responders controlled the fire and arranged for a tow of the vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Air Attack (A/G) Fresno CalFire - Sierra Forest Net
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Transcript:
00:00
Vehicle fire near Morgan Canyon Road, caller advising of van on fire.
00:27
Lincoln 11 per caller: female was in back seat and possibly another in front passenger seat, possibly involved in verbal dispute due to yelling to close door and then the vehicle took off; he did seat the vehicle.
00:44
The trunk area was spray painted with no license plate.
00:52
Are they just a passerby?
00:58
They were just passing by.
00:59
They were leaving work when the vehicle took off.
01:05
Lincoln 1110.4, I'm 1097 in the area, checking.
01:15
2121.
01:17
The fire was advised.
01:19
Stuff in the back of the truck is starting to explode.
01:22
Good for me.
01:28
Moving west away to Mount 1727.
01:37
I have one vehicle off a railway phone at all.
01:41
7755 the copy.
01:48
1097. 1097.
01:50
21 to the point.
01:56
71 security check.
01:59
711. 7.1. 7.1.
02:04
Eagle one ten on itself.
02:06
Eagle one ten four.
02:24
Lincoln 21, they were seen leaving westbound on Olive from Brawley.
02:31
Copy that.
02:34
Two-one from Lake 11th.
02:38
Just check the residential area westbound on Olive near Cornelia.
02:45
Okay, open up.
02:50
Anyone.
02:53
1321.
02:55
Cal Fire has the fire under control.
02:58
Advise they will need a flatbed tow.
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Location mentioned:
Morgan Canyon Rd, Prather, CA 93651
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