Small brush fire ignited by camper's wheel bearing failure, Carbon County WY


A camper experienced a wheel bearing failure, which caused a small fire to start in the ditch along the highway.
Audio|Source: Carbon County Public Safety
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Transcript:
All area patrol, Elk Mountain with a fire. At the I80 East, looks like a camper wheel bearing went out, and there is a fire starting in the ditch. Ditch report is a small brush fire, 10 feet or less with active flames.
All area patrol, Elk Mountain with a fire. At the I80 East, looks like a camper wheel bearing went out, and there is a fire starting in the ditch. Ditch report is a small brush fire, 10 feet or less with active flames.
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I-80, United States
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