Vehicle fire closes westbound I-475 near Talmadge, Toledo OH
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle caught fire on westbound I-475 near the Talmadge exit. The expressway was closed westbound and traffic was diverted to manage the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Toledo Police South Dispatch
Listen to dispatch call
02:15
Transcript:
00:00
Reporting an assist fire for traffic control, I-475 West at exit 16, time is 841.
00:09
51 I'll start the assist fire.
00:13
51 I'll show you in row I-475 West at exit 16.
00:18
It's going to be for an auto fire.
00:24
Okay.
00:26
Three-nine traffic, Detroit, Heather Downs.
00:34
Detroit and Heather Downs, go ahead.
00:41
Kyle King, Lincoln Henry 2820,
00:44
a dark blue GMC, Sonoma.
00:51
During Heather Gowns, Ohio King Lincoln Henry, 2820 Dark Blue, GMC, Sonoma.
00:56
Morning, I'll be David 21.
00:59
David 21.
01:02
Fifty one.
01:05
Fifty-one on three.
01:07
Ruffy.
01:08
Fifty. Fifty-one.
01:09
Fifty-one. Fifty-one.
01:14
Go ahead.
01:20
Do check with fire and see if they want traffic diverted off onto Talmadge.
01:24
The incident is past Talmage west of that.
01:29
We'll ask fire for you.
01:35
In 51, it looks like fire is saying that you may want to enter onto 475 the wrong way at Talmadge ramp and divert traffic off that way.
01:49
That's exactly what I'm asking.
01:51
I'm enforcing if I west right now at Talmadge exit.
01:54
And so they want them off here with the entire expressway closed, westbound.
01:59
Okay.
02:00
Affirmative.
02:02
Okay. If you have another crew, can you start them my way, please.
02:06
621, I'll start you that way, 621.
02:09
According to us.
02:14
The 8 for ink.
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I-475, Toledo, OH
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