Truck carrying Teslas catches fire on freeway


A fire broke out on a truck carrying Teslas on the freeway, leading to emergency services being deployed and road closures.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire and EMS Dispatch - North Division
04:5
Transcript:
Tender 88 been added. The auto fire southbound fire through at Costa Belboa. 35 you now have water tender 88 attached to your incident. Agent 75 of 5-5, Roger. Metro Battalion 12 is on scene. Southbound 5 at Balboa, confirming a size up. 18-wheeler with (name withheld) well-involved will be known as a Valboa IAC[1]. I need CHP to close the southbound 5 truck route, and I also need CHP to close Valboa between Foothill and the Old Road. from Inja 77. We've cleared our run. Can you show us down in AV going to get the water tenor? 3-4-9527 Mobile Street. Central Bell, I see. One paramedic rescue. I see her, Roger. All I see, Roger. All I see, you're getting rescue 91. 7.04, Roger. Metro from Water, Tender 88, Show Water, Sender, 88, in route. Tender, 88, Roger. The unit, requesting to be added to the auto fire repeat unit ID. Truman Avenue. Metro from AC704, or MDC is still showing us in quarters. Can you add us to a battalion 12-0-502-dil? C-G-7-04, Roger. The Metro from Valboa, I-C-E, led to L.A. County Redfield, the command post is on the Valboa overcropping. Auto Fire 11-164[2]. Nett 1164[3], southbound fire free across a bellbow, a channel 8 dispatch taker at 1818. 1818. 3. Rescue 903[4], rescue 903.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Valboa IAC: Incident Action Command at Balboa
[2]
11-164: Auto Fire
[3]
Nett 1164: Fire incident identifier
[4]
Rescue 903: Rescue unit identifier
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Location mentioned:
Balboa Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
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