Vehicle fire on expressway at clothing trailer, Coral Springs FL
Fire and police units responded to a vehicle fire on the Sawgrass Expressway near the Sample Road exit in Coral Springs, Florida. Heavy black smoke was visible, and the fire spread inside a trailer carrying clothing for Burlington Coat Factory. The northbound highway was shut down to control traffic while fire suppression efforts were underway.
Audio|Source: Coral Springs and Parkland Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
District 43, I'm arrival,
00:03
heavy black smoke in the area.
00:05
Can you start me several PD units to assist with traffic?
00:09
We're going to have to shut down Sawgrass, northbound, before the Sample Road exit.
00:16
Therefore, we'll tell them to shut down.
00:21
So far, they can exit at Sawgrass?
00:25
Yes, if they can shut down Sawgrass at Sample, or I'm sorry, at Sample, so units can exit on Sample.
00:35
10-4[1].
00:42
This is right on top of the overpass.
00:45
I'll have Command.
00:47
Engine 71, you're going to be attacked.
00:52
Will you fall free conduct going in the past that.
00:59
Copy that. Engine 95 when you arrive.
01:03
We need you to give 71 your tank.
01:10
Engine 95, copy.
01:17
He's advising you now have the traffic exit at Sample and shut down the northbound traffic.
01:21
I'm going to get to another unit.
01:24
Can't for you. I just stopped it.
01:25
Yeah, we're going to need that.
01:27
You can shut it down down there.
01:30
Copy, probably 32.
01:36
32's up for me.
01:38
Time for a TV and we're out to the vehicle fire.
01:41
Mallmarker 11.
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Robert 3, so you can just arrive for Robozov.
01:48
Can you be around to the vehicle fire?
01:54
Have it?
01:59
Delta 3M is the last part on the vehicle fire.
02:02
Everything same or?
02:04
They just need help with traffic.
02:08
Careful.
02:13
95 assist with fire tests.
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For water on the fire.
02:23
Pending 95 supplying, Indian 71 additional.
02:31
7.10.8.
02:33
Cover. All right.
02:38
All right.
02:42
Do not open the back of that trailer.
02:45
Just keep it closed for now.
02:51
297 available, one patient refusal AMX.
02:58
Tiny, selling copy.
03:05
Command dispatch, can you advise when you have extra PD officers on scene?
03:09
I have one, but I can't see back behind us by Sample.
03:14
We do have another unit responding.
03:18
We do have another unit responding.
03:21
And in 71, Command, we do have active flyer in signs of action trail where we're heading it from a hole in the side right now.
03:33
All right, copy.
03:34
Can you have the driver walk back to me?
03:38
Okay.
03:42
Everyone out for us to Mr.
03:45
243. It's close.
03:46
Early thing, clothing factory.
03:49
Command, copy.
03:55
Command, the advice.
03:56
I got three-quarter tank.
04:02
Okay, Quarters, Command, did you copy the attack group?
04:08
Negative.
04:09
Down to three-quarters tank.
04:12
Okay, I did copy that, thank you.
04:18
7-1 command driver advised that it was clothing for Burlington Coat Factory inside the back of the trailer.
04:28
The Rob was 13, 998 alpha.
04:33
We've set to one of those six things.
04:37
Denver.
04:43
Zero 87, copy of Signal 4[2], 1045.
04:48
2.87 for any new business center check? Copy.
04:55
Number.
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Full 46 DC-7.
05:00
10-for.
05:03
10-for.
05:06
12-27 time check.
05:07
Yes, up the 27 time check.
05:11
Where, 10-4[1]?
05:17
Section 95, command.
05:21
Command, go ahead.
05:24
Can we hear the K-12 over here so we can open up the side of it?
05:30
I'm sorry, can you repeat that?
05:38
That's it.
05:39
There's been a K-12 over here to open up the side of it.
05:46
Okay, we're working on opening up the back now.
05:48
The captains are handling the tactics, though.
05:52
Okay,
05:58
said 1092.
06:00
Okay.
06:02
Okay.
06:05
Okay.
06:06
Four-six. Okay.
06:07
Okay.
06:09
Travis.
06:10
Okay.
06:14
Fire we could see however it did extend inside the trailer.
06:18
So we're working on some hidden fire inside there.
06:21
Can you start the tender my way? And I need them for a water supply.
06:24
I have 97 grab it.
06:27
Ten form.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement or affirmative; message received and understood.
[2]
Signal 4: Motor vehicle traffic crash or accident
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FL-834, Coral Springs, FL
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