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Electric vehicle catches fire on highway 259 southRusk County TX

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FM 2496, Texas

An electric vehicle was reported smoking and later found fully on fire on highway 259 south near County Roads 3145 and 317. Multiple fire departments were dispatched for assistance.

Audio|Heard on: Rusk County Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
06:31
Transcript:
00:00
Now, in the way, going to be 23.
00:03
It's going to be just south of 317.
00:07
I believe it's going to be fully involved.
00:10
Okay,
00:14
boy, that's clear.
00:15
I do have the fire department to pay.
00:18
It's going to be right here at 3152.
00:28
Have six, that's there.
00:34
Now, P-O-K, if you didn't get no response from my name project, Mike, he sat en route, just headed toward the path here, the fire is.
00:44
And the one stop, take your mouth.
00:50
I'll stand by for a page.
01:02
Well, Kenny, can I get you en route to a vehicle fire? It's going to be on Highway 259 South.
01:08
It's going to be near County Road 3145-317 area.
01:13
We've got an electric vehicle that's fully engulf.
01:16
That's pagebound enterprise.
01:18
We have no response yet.
01:25
He's 1611, the route station from town.
01:32
County,
01:35
if you still have a hurry from Mount Enterprise, go ahead and get Laneville in that direction.
01:40
We're going to get all the water we can get.
01:47
At 10, 4,
01:49
we'll get him out there.
01:51
Mount Enterprise 1 3 will be en route to station.
02:04
10 for Langel you can disregard that well put you on the clock card I got two-five apartments in route that be twenty-one twenty seven on that vehicle is going to be one four seven five six four zero six one four seven five six four zero six four zero six
02:36
Let's be the one Ken.
02:42
There it is.
02:45
We've got the pasture on fire out here.
02:48
This is fire department, EPA on then.
02:50
We've got lots of fire in the classroom.
02:55
No, if you're doing.
02:56
I have two departments headed your way.
03:04
Also, the driver has no preference on record.
03:07
Ask the trooper, what he wants to do on that.
03:12
I'll pin for, I will.
03:15
About six county, you can go ahead and get rotation around.
03:26
Okay, we're...
03:28
Eastside, 6 and 11, the county.
03:30
You have Eastside and what other departments you got responded?
03:37
I have Eastside and non-interpose.
03:39
Would you like a third?
03:43
Yes, ma'am, this is probably going to be a bigger ordeal.
03:47
I only have one for mine and one for Mount Enterprise.
03:50
If you could go ahead and page out, Laneville and Rust County Rescue to bring their brush truck.
04:17
Thanks,
04:18
Rose County, Laneble Fire, can you be en route to...
04:21
If you're okay to be there.
04:29
Rose County, 1626 in Route Station.
04:35
Carlisleur Rescue 1, Rose County.
04:41
Carlisle, stand by 1.
04:42
Laneville, that address is going to be $5.509 south in the northbound lane, just north of that 1024.96.
04:49
Carlisle, go ahead with the traffic.
04:53
Call Carlisle, it's going to be clear, 472.
04:58
All this is going to be clear.
04:59
I'll stand by for. Rust County Rescue.
05:01
Stand by for two.
05:15
Russ County RETT being around the highway 259 south but in the north of FM 2496 to assist 9 interposed and east side on a car fire requesting a brush truck is also spread into the pasture
05:34
611 receipt by being around the station
05:46
The Laneville 514-517 and route to the station.
05:56
Ann.
06:01
Eastside 16, 11, the Laneville 514.
06:05
The prize is coming up on scene, county.
06:18
Canvall?
06:24
1611 of Laneville.
06:26
If yon could, can you bring a brush truck and a tenter?

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Incident Timeline

  1. Ongoing Suppression and Resource Management
  2. Fire Department Actions and Coordination
  3. Multi-Agency Response Initiated
  4. Fire Fully Engulfs Vehicle and Spreads
  5. Location and Vehicle Details Provided
  6. Initial Report of Electric Vehicle Fire

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