Tanker truck fire on northbound 5 freeway near Van Nuys, Los Angeles CA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire involving a 53-foot tanker truck carrying used cooking oil on the northbound 5 Freeway near the Van Nuys off-ramp in Los Angeles. The truck's cab was fully involved in fire. The freeway lanes were closed to manage the incident, and a command post was established north of the scene for coordination.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire
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Transcript:
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Tanker fire northbound 5 freeway at Terrebella.
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Channel 8 response, attack is 1717.
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Mitchell from Rescue 98, Add us with our light port on the answer.
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Good night, press around.
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All right, rescue 896, fall, rescue 896 fall intersection of Blaine, Irwin.
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35, why don't you spot here next to this is a red pickup truck will take line.
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Right into the graph.
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2.33 traffic intersection of Mephtedro in Manchester.
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That's from Battalion 12 attached.
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Rescue 98 to staff, water tenders 77.
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Rescue 98, do you copy?
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I'm gonna staff water tender, 77.
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Roger, Rescue, I can copy.
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Channel 4 response.
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21, can you show us the UV move at the 64.
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Forest. 21, Roger.
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Roger, engine 87 quarters, light force 87 snapping has been 87.
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The portion 98 from engine 98 on 3.
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Light portion 98 from engine 98 on 17, we're going to be a little delay.
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You're going to be first water.
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Okay, I got it out.
00:59
Trouble Italian 12 is unseen, northbound 5.
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Closer to Van Nuys, we use Van Nuys as a corrected location.
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We do have a fully involved cab of a 53-foot tractor-trailer.
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We're going to hold the assignment.
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I need CHP[1] to close the freeway in the number 3-4 and 5 lane, northbound 5.
01:18
Northbound 5 freeway corrected address says Van Nuys.
01:21
912 reports a 53-foot tractor trailer with the cab well involved.
01:24
We'll notify CHP[1] to close down 3, 4, and 5 lanes.
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Nordbound 5.
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The other time 12 from Lightforce, you got the task force getting on Osborne coming northbound.
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We'll be there now.
01:36
Yeah, task force signing.
01:37
Roger. It's going to be right at the gorepoint of the Van Nuys off ramp.
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Roger. Roger.
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Metro Battalion 12 will be known as Chair of LIC.
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The command post is going to be north of the incident at the Van Islefront.
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OIC, Roger, command post north of the incident.
01:51
Yeah, we tell you 12, 9478.
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We also, we made a pass south, though.
01:55
Didn't see any placardy on that trailer.
01:57
I've got the driver right here.
01:58
It's all used cooking oil from restaurants.
02:00
Roger Cudgeon, normal.
02:01
Metro from Terrabel, IC.
02:02
Can I get LAP to close the VanEye's off ramp off the northbound 5?
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Terrible S.
02:09
I see you, Roger. Signed, you got to engine 98, engine 7 on me.
02:12
Engine 7, I'm going to have re-groom report to a truck 90E with their engine.
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South Force 908 from I-C.
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Truck 90E, you're going to be suppression group.
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Yeah, I copy that suppression group.
02:23
Yeah, if you're 98, you got 298 coming up there with you for water.
02:28
It looks like we're gonna probably need a second line.
02:30
Yeah,
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I got these things.
02:32
Yeah, we're just gonna need water.
02:33
Have engine 7 come up this district right there here.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CHP: California Highway Patrol requested for road closure
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I-5, Los Angeles, CA
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