Two-vehicle crash with fire and entrapment in Totowa, Totowa NJ
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TrafficA serious crash involving two vehicles with heavy damage and smoke occurred in Totowa, New Jersey. Emergency services responded for possible entrapment and to handle the smoke near a structure. One person was trapped under a vehicle but is no longer trapped. Fire and police units are on scene managing the incident.
Audio|Heard on: Totowa Police, Fire and EMS
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04:38
Transcript:
00:00
Seven total.
00:01
I got a massive car wreck, a minute sink.
00:08
I got a massive car wreck, a minute sink,
00:11
the vehicle just took off on me.
00:13
He's possibly hit to a total road.
00:20
Topware.
00:22
Any unit, there you go.
00:25
Nick, description.
00:28
It's, uh,
00:30
looked like a silver charger.
00:33
It's gonna have heavy damage, if it equals Ray.
00:36
I'll let you know.
00:39
Is it one car, Nick? Two car and I'm already gone.
00:48
I got both cars here.
00:56
I need to know the unit.
01:03
I need another unit here now.
01:05
I got one under.
01:16
Sean Patoa was cleared.
01:21
Yeah.
01:24
So maybe head down, Union.
01:27
I came from Sixthead, didn't see anything.
01:32
All right, so I headed to Patterson, maybe.
01:40
Total police, total fire.
01:43
The fire department is requested for a possible entrapment, motor vehicle crash, you can have boater.
01:52
I see somebody in the fire department.
01:57
Requested for a possible entrapment, you can have voter motor vehicle crash.
02:06
24 is in service 24.
02:08
24 is blown up on team.
02:10
Report the phone.
02:12
Be advised, minutes and convoker.
02:13
Minnison canvoter.
02:19
Thank you, see you have one under?
02:24
Affirmative, one under.
02:25
We're going to need two hooks here.
02:26
We've got an entrapment L.T.
02:29
10-4[1]. You're not in pursuit of anything, are you?
02:33
Negative, no pursuit.
02:36
He passed me at a high rate of speed, took off on me, erected into another vehicle.
02:41
Time for her.
03:22
TOTO police, total, fire, fire department requested for our entrapment, motor vehicle crash, a menacing cab, ogre.
03:39
24 is on scene,
03:41
but any of that engine, maybe a ladder here.
03:44
There's no entrapment at this time,
03:46
but I got a vehicle smoking into a new structure.
03:53
Please hold for a stand ambulance request.
03:55
Motor vehicle crash.
03:59
Miniser wrote at Bogor.
04:00
Miniser got Bogor motor vehicle crash.
04:10
21 and 24.
04:13
Go ahead, Chief.
04:19
Chief, come down a minute.
04:20
What do you have there?
04:24
We got two vehicles, heavy damage, debris in the road.
04:29
We're gonna need to send everybody on Boker Street from Union.
04:34
Persia's not trapped at this time, but we do got a car smoking.
04:38
You're structured.
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10-4: Acknowledgment (Affirmative)
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