Semi-tanker truck on interstate showing light smoke, West Frankfort IL
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, firefighters and police responded to a semi-tanker truck on Interstate 57 near the 73.6 mile marker after light smoke was seen coming from the tractor section. The driver was outside the vehicle, and fire crews took command of the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS
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03:36
Transcript:
00:00
Should Menton firefighters respond to I-57 at 73.6 mile marker.
00:06
I 57 73.6 mile marker.
00:09
And right to get north-down and southbound.
00:12
East Main Street, just east of Marion Road, a gray key of cordage, gray key of cordage.
00:20
Edward Wyong three seven five one five yeah Edward Yoyong three seven five one five
00:30
ten fired for me in northbound lane forty eight yew of Yon three seven five clear expired 11 two thousand twenty five rate two twenty three key three three go ahead
00:47
Located at Juvenile and 16th in Candy,
00:51
I'll be transporting back to Cruthers, mileage is (number withheld).
01:02
Car 800, message, Steve.
01:15
Seventy-three, Seventy three and a half northbound, correct?
01:21
That's where we're getting yes, correct.
01:30
It's reported to be a tanker, but they didn't know exactly what it was carrying.
01:38
Okay, copy, very good.
01:42
This has been 803 in route.
01:48
803, message receipt, sure is bonding, 035.
02:00
1236, bad battery and the phone detector.
02:03
No,
02:07
you said 195, right?
02:12
That is for it.
02:14
Copy, thank you.
02:15
Thank you.
02:29
Senior Club off of Douglas here in Pinkyville.
02:33
Oh,
02:50
Douglas here in Pinkyville.
02:51
I have been carrying unheard of disease.
02:54
I'm, yeah, have to be in the 7273 about four to five one of the northbound rest area entrance.
03:00
I do have a non-blackert tanker, uh,
03:07
possibly light smoke showing from the, I believe it's going to be the, uh, tractor, tracker, uh, rear passenger size will well.
03:18
Driver is out of here, I'll be out investigating 820s in command.
03:26
Car 800 on the scene with a semi-sanker light smoke showing for the tractor vehicle.
03:34
Drivers out, 820 have command.
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I-57, Illinois
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