Vehicle engine fire closes Route 9 West at Westgate, Wellesley MA
Fire & Arson, Road ClosureA vehicle caught fire in its engine compartment near Westgate on Route 9 West. Fire crews opened the hood and extinguished the fire. The incident caused a full closure of Route 9 West at Westgate, with traffic detoured. The vehicle, a Volvo station wagon, was towed. No injuries were reported during the fire, which was fully controlled by the fire department.
Audio|Source: Wellesley Police and Fire, AreaWide3, Metro Fire
05:50
Transcript:
00:00
Fire is showing from the engine compartment, 1367.
00:07
Engine 2, come right up behind the cruise that you can pull a line off behind it.
00:12
Tower 2, come on up with the jaws to open the hood here.
00:23
14.05 to welding Control.
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Control.
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I'll start that way for traffic.
00:35
Raise, sir.
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And come up with your competitors.
00:42
Everyone needs packs on for this.
00:47
You repeat that again, card three.
00:51
Come on up here with the jaws and you're going to open the hood after they knock it down.
01:04
One control.
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I'll be out.
01:14
Thank you, sir.
01:19
Oh, two right here. Right yeah!
01:23
Right yeah!
01:33
You know what?
01:36
I'm on the scene. We have 9 West shutdown at Westgate. The plate is 3 Zulu Fox Trots 96, 3VFT-96. The Volvo station wagon can start a flatbed when you get a chance.
01:50
Thank you.
01:53
Up to 4. Do you have the occupants?
01:58
That's the perimeter, sir.
02:08
1411 to 14.1. That's going to be a single occupant, no injuries.
02:14
Pleasure that.
02:15
Fire just want to make sure they're all set, thanks.
02:19
Well,
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is it controlled to 1401?
02:28
Go ahead, man.
02:30
Sir X have roadside inquiring. What's their best way to you?
02:37
If they're really close,
02:40
probably Martin Road the wrong way down Route 9, we have a shut down.
02:46
Please, sir.
02:49
If not Oak Street to Route 9 or we can shoot them across.
02:54
Really, Steve, sir, thank.
02:56
Fourteen, zero five, the road to control. We're shut down, nine west, west gate.
03:02
Where do Steve, sir?
03:09
Went through a call, command.
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Hydro's dress.
03:16
Command has that.
03:18
Just stand by that hydrant for right now.
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Let's your other.
03:26
Welles controlled the 1401.
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1401.
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Start to go again with that plate, you might have missed the digit.
03:37
That's probably on me.
03:38
3 Zulu Fox Truck can go 9 6. 3 VFC 9 seconds.
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You see if, thank you.
03:52
What's dyslexing area as well as you control?
03:57
What's doing?
03:59
My vehicle is going to be operated by Nassau-LEN-Tierra Alpha 944505-3-bound.
04:06
SA-944405-3-5-F.
04:10
Keep it.
04:17
What's that three? Close control.
04:23
All the control answering.
04:27
I'll be off at 9, Westgate.
04:31
Okay.
04:33
Okay.
04:37
The control to Off the server over.
04:45
What's gonna want to call?
04:48
Where'd you go on?
04:51
If you want to call roadside back, just have them come Oak Street to Route 9. They get a pretty good detour going now and they're popping on on the side streets just west of us, so I don't want to outside to get hit.
05:02
Have them come Oak Street to Route 9.
05:05
Please see if they're at Oak Street. We'll have them now.
05:13
What's the street command file-up?
05:18
The street command.
05:21
Heavy fire has been knocked down, companies are all overhauling at this time.
05:27
The street's heavy fire knocked down companies overhauling, 1406.
05:36
Command calling twin three.
05:46
Quintry answering.
05:49
All right, just your gun.
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MA-9 & Westgate, Wellesley, MA 02481
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