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Semi-truck brake fire extinguished on highway off-rampMerced CA

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Martin Luther King Jr Way, Merced, CA

Fire crews responded to a semi-truck with smoke from the right rear brake on the southbound Highway 99 off-ramp near Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The driver had mostly extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived, and the fire was confirmed out upon their arrival.

Audio|Source: *CalFire MMU & Local Area Dispatch
03:28
Transcript:
00:00
South Highway 99 and Martin Luther Jr.'s way off.
00:14
Mercer, the battalion one is responding.
00:19
Bobby's the Italian, it's South Highway 99, cross-up MLK off ramp for a semi-truck that was on
00:25
RPA device, it's the right rear brake area and the axle area that are still smoking, and the RP and the semi-driver are somebody to put it out with a fire extinguisher.
00:39
You have to be able to fire.
00:41
Go ahead of the roll call.
00:43
Engine 51.
00:49
52.
00:54
Trudels one.
00:56
Trudels one by five.
01:00
Roll call is complete.
01:01
Knitzen route to the area the southbound off ramp for MLK.
01:05
A report of a semi-truck that sounds like a wheel fire going.
01:12
I believe to put it out this time but still smoking.
01:22
One inch between one.
01:26
To tell you one.
01:30
The truck is just ready to exit, but it stopped.
01:39
Sorry, you're broken.
01:41
I'm advising. Is it still up on the freeway?
01:44
Yeah, affirmative.
01:45
We're going to go down to R Street and come back on it.
01:55
The Italian want copies.
02:04
One, engine 52.
02:06
It doesn't look like there is any extension into the cargo area.
02:11
You guys can go ahead and clear.
02:12
In 51 I'll be able to handle.
02:19
Squad 53.
02:21
Respond to an ENS.
02:23
At near Alviso Drive.
02:36
Battalion 1-501.
02:43
Battalion 1.
02:44
We'll get some fires out.
02:48
Copy.
02:54
Copy. Copy.
02:55
I released engine 52 in the truck.
02:57
I'll go ahead and clear as well.
03:00
Oh, puppy.
03:09
Mercer at the tiny one.
03:14
Okay.
03:20
The confirmed fire is out prior to arrival.
03:24
Still be able to handle.
03:26
T-52, truck 51 will be available.

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Martin Luther King Jr Way, Merced, CA

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