Two trucks crash into tree on interstate causing spill, Cleveland County NC
TrafficTwo tractor trailers collided with a tree near Interstate 85 in North Carolina. Both trucks were heavily damaged and one had a large fuel leak causing a significant fuel spill. The accident scattered debris and tree limbs about a quarter of a mile along the road. The interstate was shut down for cleanup and to clear the debris. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Cleveland County Fire, EMS, State and local police departments
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Transcript:
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Hit my thones again. I'm going to need some more help out here, some more manpower. We have two tractor trailers that have hit the tree. Both tractor trailers are heavily damaged.
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No injuries.
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But I do have a big fuel leak on one of them.
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It has two full saddle tanks. I'm just going to need a few more hands out here.
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2 and 4.
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County, attention, all Grover units.
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Command on scene is requesting more manpower for motor vehicle accident at near Interstate 85,
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near Interstate 85.
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Vincent, County?
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70, go ahead.
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All right.
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Several.
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One's on scene.
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Just regard, that's a different call.
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Like 17, Rescue 33 is still in route.
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All right, but the flames are extinct for this time. They're still smoking the drug.
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Several.
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Rescue 33, go ahead.
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Providence, they can't absorb.
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Carst research, that's the show off the next to you.
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By the time here, just a thing.
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104, Medic 17, just, it's eyes.
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So the fire's out, it was a kitchen fire, there's still smoke and the structure.
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Hey, everyone, 10, 11, 11, 242.
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Hey, everyone, 10.
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When counted out of one.
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Go ahead.
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Excuse me how fire department will be another positive about this.
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Negative.
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Okay, the source will be in the city.
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I'll buy you something on me in just a minute.
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Before.
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Okay,
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we've got the active fuel league stop on one of the tractor trailers.
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We do have a pretty large fuel spill, and also we have tree debris probably for a quarter of a mile. There's some big limbs. Can you go ahead get DOT started with the backhoe in the sand truck?
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2 and 4.
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You so far clear?
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Somewhere 3.8.
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Can start that way with them. Second four.
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Go ahead and start the on call Fire Marshal.
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We've got a control time. We'll be here a little bit.
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Okay, four. Control time, 610.
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He's not fired 331. I fire up fire up one.
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Hey, can you get me a call my cell phone when you're ready to copy?
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See if you can assess how much the tree is in the road or going to need to be cleared. I got DOT started with a sand truck for the fuel spill and a backhoe.
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Just let me know if we're going to need that.
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Okay,
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I'm going to cut this tractor trailer off right here.
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You want to block this whole lane down?
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Yeah,
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shut it down, shut the whole thing down until we can get some of this debris out of the road. It is a mess down through here.
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I'm right here at the tree.
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I'm going to go ahead and shut the interstate down and you're going to go ahead and notify the county.
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But I'm going to shut it down because I'm down by myself.
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In four.
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We're going to shut the whole interstate down. We'll get some debris cleared up, just FYI.
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Two in four.
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I-85, North Carolina
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