Motorhome fire near propane tank in Dollar General lot, Salem AR
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Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fully engulfed motorhome fire in the Dollar General parking lot near the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 298 in Salem, Arkansas. The motorhome was close to the store building and a large propane tank. Mutual aid was requested to assist in controlling the fire.
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Transcript:
00:00
Salem,
00:06
vehicle fire,
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highway 5,
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highway 298.
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Salem 4, vehicle fire,
00:12
highway 5, highway 298, first page.
00:23
I'll look to fight and show service truck and now.
00:28
Copy-I'll show you en route.
00:30
Two Highway 5, Highway 298.
00:32
We have a motor home on fire.
00:35
Carpenters flames on the inside.
00:37
They're trying to get vehicles away from it.
00:40
It's fully involved.
00:41
I believe it's going to be in the Dollar General parking lot.
00:44
Asylum Cod.
00:55
Service trucks en route.
01:01
318 service truck, I'm en route to station 4.
01:09
Copy.
01:10
First truck and recrero one.
01:13
318.0 units proceeding to station four have fully involved motor home adjacent to a large propane tank in the parking lot of the Dollar General.
01:31
300 cops.
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I'm gonna call for Benton.
01:44
Go ahead, sir.
01:47
Vice Benton requests mutual aid on this call at Highway 5,
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298.
01:53
It's close to the building and the propane thing.
02:00
P.A.4, we'll get them on the way, sir.
02:07
Chicago, Central.
02:10
Good.
02:13
We're leaving the same with 284.
02:21
Sure.
02:26
No, it will show up back in service now.
02:36
FD40, Middnitin to 4, Mutual Aid, Dollar General, near Highway 5,
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Highway 5,
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F5, FD40,
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Sintn into 4 for mutual aid on a vehicle fire,
02:48
near Highway 5, Dollar General.
02:54
Four en route,
02:56
is this Dollar General at the corner of 298 and Highway 5?
03:01
Yes, sir, it is.
03:02
It's going to be a motorhome on fire.
03:06
It is going to be close to a propane tank and the building of the Dollar General.
03:14
That's your four isn't there out.
03:21
Plus, one who's advised this is going to be a thousand-town propane tank that is next to.
03:28
Copy, notify Crows requesting them also.
03:34
Canvlet?
03:35
Kenvill.
04:01
Crows,
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vehicle fire, Mutual Aid, Dollar General near Highway 5.
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Crows for Mutual Aid on a vehicle fire, near Highway 5,
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Dollar General, first thing.
04:34
Are we going to be able to get it with two trucks or we're going to need to lay a line?
04:46
Probably be able to get it with two trucks.
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Salem, AR 72019
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