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dump truck smoke reported on highway turns out false alarmLouisville KY

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I-265, Louisville, KY

A dump truck with a trailer was reported to be emitting heavy smoke on the right shoulder near Interstate 265 northbound just after Interstate 65 in Louisville, Kentucky. Fire units responded but found no fire. The situation was determined to be a false alarm with good intent. The driver was disconnecting the trailer when the smoke was seen.

Audio|Source: Louisville MetroSafe Suburban Fire 5 - 8, Okolona Tac 80
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Transcript:
00:00
Right shoulder dump truck on fire of the
00:10
Agent 77 responding.
00:14
Indian A1 respond.
00:17
Okay, 76, responding.
00:21
We're setting on a vehicle fire,
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841 North Run at 65, April 1 North Run 65.
00:28
The original one gave us a dump truck with a trailer and heavy snow coming from underneath events
00:33
just after 65, but before Preston on the right shoulder.
00:52
Okay.
01:12
It's a 90th and service.
01:18
Renton and Daneservist, 14 at 87.
01:21
The 10764.
01:27
Battalion 76.
01:31
Yes, ma'am.
01:32
I've been from the Preston exit to past 65 on King Snyder and I haven't seen anything on the northbound side.
01:42
Okay, it was just a new concept with a trailer in Hattie Smoke.
01:46
The actual caller was the owner of all of this, and he said he was disconnecting the trailer and hung up on us.
01:57
Although it says it's a slow-passing motorist.
02:00
I'll try the callback.
02:07
Point 76 is staging at Asia 10 on 265 southbound.
02:18
A down 881, a 265 northbound, out of I-dast 65, or another showing.
02:24
Real keep crack, all back.
02:26
So I just finished with a callback.
02:28
It was a passing notice that told us all of this,
02:31
that the dump truck with the trailer had heavy smoke from it, and that driver was disconnecting the trailer from it just after 65.
02:41
We've only gotten one call,
02:44
and my person is no longer there.
02:49
The giant 81 okay.
02:52
Ray, we've checked both sides in a freeway here.
02:55
Nobody can find anything.
02:56
I think it's good intent falls, but all units back in service.

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I-265, Louisville, KY

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