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Trailer truck brakes overheat causing fire in South Kingstown, South Kingstown RI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/13/2025 05:59 PM

South Kingstown, RI

A trailer truck in South Kingstown caught fire due to overheated rear brakes at the corner of Shore Road and Crandall. Firefighters responded and confirmed there was no active fire remaining, only smoke from the brakes.

Audio|Source: Southern Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Eastern Connecticut Public Safety

03:34

Transcript:

00:00

5101-1-1, you want to dispatch Swamick to a trailer truck that's got its rear brakes on fire corner of Shore Road and Crandall, I'm out.

00:38

Fire line at the Station 3.

00:40

Medical at the Circle K in East Free Town, number 4, Chase Road, for a 44-year-old party having an anxiety attack.

00:47

Repeating Fireline is Station 3.

00:50

Medical at the Circle K in East Free Town, number 4, Chase Road.

00:53

For a 44-year-old male having an anxiety attack, time of this tone is 2103.

01:06

And into Rocky to en route 2103.

01:11

15.

01:13

Do you have a unit backup rate?

01:16

And what do you got?

01:20

103, Bravo, Niagara Street.

01:24

(name withheld) states her 17-year-old son is out of control.

01:28

(name withheld),

01:30

supposedly smashing things.

01:33

I could hear him yelling in the background.

01:38

10-4, 20, 46.

01:45

246. 4-03-4-1.

01:50

Final.

01:54

Squad 3, responding, 4 Chase Road.

01:58

Stop that, Squad 3,

02:00

responding, 4, Chase Road.

02:02

The RFT slash patient will meet you right in the front.

02:16

No active fire, but just considerable smoke from the brakes.

02:22

2.5, you copy.

02:31

2105. 2105.

02:37

Sweet.

02:48

Mercy Rescue 1, 2,06.

02:57

8-107.

03:02

Double.

03:05

Forty-so-7-0.

03:07

20-7-0. Double.

03:17

Joe, no active fire at this time.

03:21

Brakes heated up pretty good.

03:24

Driver's dealing with it.

03:28

Brakes sheaved, no fire,

03:32

overheated brakes, 2107.

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