Pickup truck fire on I-70 eastbound near exit 5, Wheeling WV
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Fire & ArsonA pickup truck caught fire on the eastbound I-70 near exit 5 and the I-470 merge. Several fire units responded to extinguish the fire.
Audio|Heard on: Wheeling Police and Fire
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02:32
Transcript:
00:00
C-5 dispatch via vehicle fire.
00:04
I-70, eastbound, right around to RBs.
00:07
I'll be turning around trying to get to attention on.
00:10
Copy. Great enough to see.
00:12
Have a report of a pickup truck on fire.
00:15
This is I-70 Eastbound.
00:16
This is 9% in the fire department for a truck fire, 70.
00:24
70 eastbound.
00:26
Exit 5. Okay.
00:29
I'll have that way.
00:31
Attention,
00:32
engine 11. Engine 2, Rescue 1.
00:36
Oh, there is.
00:37
C3.
00:39
I-70-Eas values prior to exit 5.
00:42
Hey, report of a pickup truck on fire.
00:45
1525, text in a 1-10-17-1.
00:48
Copy, also.
00:49
Rescue 1.
00:52
Agent 2, rescue 1.
00:58
If I'm agent two, you'll probably be first to 11th chapter, all the way to the turnaround at the hospital.
01:08
Two, three, you're out.
01:10
I'm going to third as far.
01:18
Specialty units responding.
01:20
Let's look at this.
01:21
I-70 for the vehicle fire.
01:23
This appears to be just off of the 470 merge eastbound.
01:32
Teacher copies.
01:38
11 copies. Are we on tack one?
01:40
That's affirmative.
01:43
Unit 4 dispatch, that was 70 eastbound at the 5.
01:48
That's how far away too, just before extra 5.
01:51
121, do we only?
01:53
Okay, I'm getting on 70 now, I'm going to head that direction.
01:58
Squad 1, go ahead.
02:02
It seems to be a fire in the bed of the truck with some kind of, who'll probably be able to handle this with a question.
02:13
This is in the bed of the truck.
02:19
And the 5.4.
02:26
C5 dispatch, if you, uh, call to my transition, just, I wanted to go up there lunch at El Antio.
02:32
Nice call.
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Location mentioned:
I-470, Wheeling, WV
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