Vehicle fire with explosion risk on I-15 northbound near mile 10, Washington UT


A vehicle caught fire northbound on I-15 near mile marker 10. The truck was carrying oxygen and acetylene tanks, posing an explosion danger. Multiple fire and emergency units responded. Law enforcement stopped traffic to ensure safety. There were no injuries reported.
Audio|Source: Washington County Sheriff, Fire and EMS - East
02:59
Transcript:
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Engine 26, Station 1, Station 3 v. Responding, I-15 Northbound at Malmarker 10. Again, I-15 northbound at Malmarker 1-0 on a vehicle fire. Control, clear, 1447.
00:11
Control, engine 26. We acknowledge that page. Will you page out? Slater 1 as well? It's northbound. It'll probably beat us there.
00:18
Light 21 copies. We'll show us in her out.
00:21
Copy 1447.
00:27
And it's on the vehicle fire at 15 knots down to Melmarker 10. There's oxygen and fettling on the truck. No one's in the truck.
00:33
Engine based on goal still be off the shoulder.
00:36
Sounds like the full vehicle is going to be involved now.
00:40
Control Battalion 21.
00:43
Go ahead.
00:44
You can respond that way.
00:48
Okay, firm.
00:50
Control Engine 28 is going to start heading that way as well.
00:53
Engine 28, copy, 1440.
00:55
Control, engine 61, copies you can show us around.
00:58
Disregard page, again, disregard page, control clear.
01:02
Engine 661, copy.
01:04
Control Ladder 21, go ahead. Water 21, go ahead.
01:12
Can you have law stop traffic northbound due to the oxygen tank?
01:19
Hey firm, we have them in route. I'll pass that along. Sounds like there's just been an explosion, unknown what, no injuries?
01:30
Agent 28, we'll have you stage away from the incident.
01:37
Ten, four-wheel stage.
01:43
Control Fn 22s and routes on the vehicle fire.
01:47
Copy 1415.
01:49
Yes,
01:53
it's on the vehicle fire. If I could have you switch over to Ops 16 and again, Ops 1-16.
01:59
Okay, 20-1.402 to Ops 16.
02:03
Tanger 26 in route.
02:07
Copy 1450.
02:13
532 B responding, St. George Regional, room West 429. Again, St. George Regional West 429 on an inner facility control quit 1450.
02:23
532 in row.
02:28
I'll be 1451 responding St. George Regional West 429 on an 84-year-old female, conscious in breathing scene for an ankle fraction of special, taken to beehive.
02:38
37 off the 2, pickups at 1,500.
02:46
All units responding on this vehicle fire, let's make sure we have a good size of before we get too close.
02:56
This backpacker two and out, I'm talking up.
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Location mentioned:
LOT 10, 1160 E Telegraph St, Washington, UT 84780
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