Tractor trailer fire causes smoke and traffic on Wilkinson Blvd, Charlotte NC


A tractor trailer caught fire near the intersection of Wilkinson Boulevard and Marshall Drive. Heavy smoke from the fire caused traffic to back up. The driver appears to have exited the vehicle before fire units arrived to respond to the incident.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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And Laudoc 13, Vehicle Fire Tractor Trailer, Wilkinson Boulevard and Marshall Drive on F.
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Foxtrot, Battalion 8, Engines, 21, 10, and 17.
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And Laudac 13, Vehicle Fire Tractor Trailer, Wilkinson Boulevard and Marshall Drive on F.
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Fox Trot.
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Engine 19, netic routine fall with injury.
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57-24 Old Providence Road.
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Engine 19, nettec routine fall with injury.
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57-24 Old Providence Road.
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Okay, please. Did you have traffic for command?
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Can I ask for a crane cell and calls all of this?
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How long? Did you understand that?
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Negative. I think I copied something about a crane or a saw-saw?
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A chainsaw or a saw-va.
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Command copy.
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Chainsaw or a saw-saw.
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With heavy smoke, she said that she was headed on Wilkinson going towards the airport and the truck was on the opposite side of the road.
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She said traffic had started to back up due to the smoke.
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She thinks that the driver was getting out but she headed towards the airport.
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You do have a hydrant right there at the intersection of Wilkinson and Marshall Drive.
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Location mentioned:
Wilkinson Blvd, North Carolina
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