Semi-truck fire on I-70 Westbound blocks lanes, Eagle County CO
Fire & ArsonA semi-truck caught fire and lies on its side on Interstate 70 westbound near the runaway truck ramp. The fire has caused full closure of the westbound lanes. Emergency responders are on scene, and the driver is not seen outside the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Summit and Eagle County Public Safety
03:35
Transcript:
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Vehicle fire.
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At (number withheld), Interstate 70 westbound, I-7BM-280-2085,
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SC7[2]. Cross streets are runaway truck ramp, 0546.
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Truck 2. Vehicle Fire, (number withheld), Interstate 70 Westbound, I-70 WBM-2-2085,
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SC7[2]. Truck 2.
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Vehicle Fire at (number withheld), Interstate 70 Westbound, I-70 WBM-280-2085-SC7[2], cross streets, or runaway truck ramp, 0547.
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Bontrose, 4 Charlie 7.
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4 Charlie 7.
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Okay,
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that semi is 100% full-lane golf.
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Let's go ahead and advise C-Dye and get a closure.
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It is out in the lane in place.
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I gotta get turned around.
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Fort Charlie, I copy,
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and my partner called Eisenhower, and they are closing the westbound already.
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Good, thank you.
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I've got that before.
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Sounds good.
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We'll be doing shift change here in a few, so I will let my partners know.
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548.
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Engine 11, SC7[2].
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Go ahead.
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Engine 11, per engine 8, they requested that you stage at Station 8 for tender operations.
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Stage at 8 for the tender, okay.
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5.50.
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So I'm Engine 8, you can go ahead and...
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cell station or engine 11 to go ahead and start rolling the tender.
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We have a full angle semi on its side.
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I copy fully engulf semi on its side.
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Engine 11, thank you 550.
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Montrose, 4-017,
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sorry,
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4-trial 67.
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On scene,
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all lanes are blocked.
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Soundies in the middle lane.
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We go find out if we've got,
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if the driver's out or what's going on here.
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10-4[1]-551.
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Montrose, 4-37.
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Montrose, 4-37.
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Ford Charlie 7.
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Looks like this vehicle went off the right side of the road.
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I don't...
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Montrose, Fort Charlie 7.
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I assume fire's in route for this.
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I'm going to go up and see if I can find a driver.
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I don't see anybody outside the vehicle.
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I know. All righty.
03:34
Yeah, I believe everybody's in route.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
[2]
SC7: Radio channel or talkgroup designated as Scene Channel 7 for service or incident communications.
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