Trash truck brakes catch fire on Route 62, Essex County MA
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a trash truck on Route 62 with brakes locked and on fire. The brakes overheated, causing flames and heavy smoke. Firefighters used water to cool the brakes and contained the fire, staying on scene to monitor.
Audio|Source: Middlesex and Essex Counties Fire
02:25
Transcript:
00:00
Staten, they can see flames coming from the axle area, possibly brakes on fire.
00:08
Okay, engine one.
00:18
Fireline on engine four.
00:21
You answering engine four.
00:26
Engine four is on from the trash truck on 62.
00:30
Engine four, you're on 1157.
00:42
A1 back close.
00:45
A1 back in 1158.
00:56
By the law, engine one's on scene with 52 command.
01:00
Here's we have a trash truck with smoking brakes at the time.
01:05
Agent one, you're on scene, you have command.
01:07
1159.
01:17
Fire alarm from that, I mean, uh, command? Cancer 4.
01:24
Motion 4 answering.
01:27
You can cancel your response.
01:34
Engine 4 has that.
01:36
Fire alarm.
01:37
Engine 4 is returning.
01:40
Engine 4, you've been canceled.
01:42
You're returning, 1,200.
01:47
Thank you.
01:56
Fire allow from 62 command.
02:00
Fire allow me all answering.
02:05
We have a trash truck with its brakes locked up.
02:09
Smoking at this time, overheated, we pulled the booster reel to cool that down.
02:13
We'll be tied up.
02:16
We have the message.
02:17
Trash truck with the brake.
02:19
Brakes locked up, pulled the booster reel to cool it down, remaining on scene, 1203.
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MA-62, Massachusetts
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