Vehicle fire on Interstate 270 southbound shoulder, Columbus OH
Fire & ArsonDispatch audio reports a vehicle fully on fire on the shoulder of Interstate 270 southbound near mile marker 41. Callers say no one is visible in or around the vehicle, but some callers are unsure if someone may be inside. Officers are asking traffic to be moved into the left lanes and requesting units to respond.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 2 East Side
02:35
Transcript:
You go to 140 and 9140[3]. I could actually pull you off that 16[2]. We're getting their 25[1] in at 270 southbound at mile marker 41. There's an SUV on fire on the shoulder. No one's in or around the vehicle, according to the first caller, but other calls say they're unsure if someone is inside. 45, copy. That's 14, if I could have you copy the 25. That was 14, I copy. 3A. 38, go ahead. 38, go ahead. Uh, just be identified by those. Talk a few students apart. Their car behind (number withheld), Sheridan. (number withheld) or Sheridan. It's Sheridan and Charles, where the driveway was, but their car was sticking out into the street, so I asked them to move it up a little more. Copy. 38 to 39. What? Just be advised, it seems like there's some parties starting out on Sheridan. I copy. 39, on this check, so-k's okay. Copy. Channel 3. 143. (name withheld), you know, is the point of. Back off. 9140. 99140. The car is fully involved, but it is on the shoulder. I took the number one lane, and at the next curve it can slow roll behind us. Push everybody over to the left two or left three lanes. Copy. Any units coming in on that to push over traffic to the other three lanes. It's fully involved on lane one.
You go to 140 and 9140[3]. I could actually pull you off that 16[2]. We're getting their 25[1] in at 270 southbound at mile marker 41. There's an SUV on fire on the shoulder. No one's in or around the vehicle, according to the first caller, but other calls say they're unsure if someone is inside. 45, copy. That's 14, if I could have you copy the 25. That was 14, I copy. 3A. 38, go ahead. 38, go ahead. Uh, just be identified by those. Talk a few students apart. Their car behind (number withheld), Sheridan. (number withheld) or Sheridan. It's Sheridan and Charles, where the driveway was, but their car was sticking out into the street, so I asked them to move it up a little more. Copy. 38 to 39. What? Just be advised, it seems like there's some parties starting out on Sheridan. I copy. 39, on this check, so-k's okay. Copy. Channel 3. 143. (name withheld), you know, is the point of. Back off. 9140. 99140. The car is fully involved, but it is on the shoulder. I took the number one lane, and at the next curve it can slow roll behind us. Push everybody over to the left two or left three lanes. Copy. Any units coming in on that to push over traffic to the other three lanes. It's fully involved on lane one.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
25: Traffic Accident (Fire-related)
[2]
16: Traffic-related Event
[3]
9140: Unit or officer identifier (contextual, not crime code)
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Location mentioned:
Near Sullivant Ave, Columbus, OH 43228
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