Hazmat incident causes road closures near 62nd Avenue, Pinellas County FL
A hazardous materials incident occurred near 62nd Avenue in Florida, requiring multiple fire and rescue units to respond. Authorities closed the road in both directions and restricted access to Milburg Ranch residents to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Sheriff and EMS, Clearwater / St. Petersburg Police
03:38
Transcript:
00:00
Thank you. I just want to verify you want this upgraded to a hazmat code 6, a hazmat upgrade?
00:08
Yeah, please.
00:10
Understood.
00:18
Command, the Sunstar 436, or 466.
00:25
Baltimore, you want to see me that thirdly.
00:42
Upgrade 640-0-539A, has 9-100, District 5,
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has meant 29,
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has met U-5, has-Mutility 5, has met 38, has-9-608, has-200, has met 605, 6-05, District 10,
00:58
and Engine 38, Fire Tactical.
01:16
Should be heading out on the 62nd Avenue.
01:19
Understay, we'll make contact.
01:28
The northbound lane.
01:29
The northbound lane.
01:32
You're back.
01:33
That's okay.
01:38
Camber's road a trailer.
01:39
Straight down to our final plane is for HP.
01:53
Did you repeat?
01:57
We walked a few blocks down.
02:00
I have our crew minus the driver.
02:05
Where's the driver?
02:09
Drivers with the engine 19.
02:22
For FD Chief, they needed to shut down all of 62 Ave mile on either way of east-west.
02:28
So let's get those roadways shut down.
02:30
Start with the major intersection and then we'll filter in between.
02:52
6,7, you have a sensor 186 DLS.
02:59
Let me just ask you a second sensor emergency, please.
03:05
May I have a second sensor emergency.
03:15
That's 8, sorry, it's all primary.
03:16
Let's just shut all of 62 Ave down, no east or west traffic.
03:20
Keep everybody out of the area, right?
03:23
We also make sure we get the units to the entrance and exit points here of Milburg Ranch, prevent any of those residents from coming out.
03:36
This is off the 6.40 minute notification.
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62nd Ave N, Florida
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