Trailer axle failure causes sparks on highway off-ramp, West Seneca NY
Emergency units responded to a report of a possible vehicle fire involving a truck towing a trailer on the Route 400 southbound off-ramp near Seneca Street. Upon arrival, it was found that a trailer axle had dropped causing the brakes to overheat and spark, but no fire was present. The vehicle stopped safely and no injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: West Seneca Police CH 1
04:32
Transcript:
00:00
It looks like it's put up on the port of a vehicle fire.
00:02
On the 400.
00:08
I missed your first half of the transmission.
00:11
You want me to head to a vehicle fire, you said?
00:17
I just, they must be getting the dispatch there, but it looks like there's a vehicle fire on the 400, it says trailer.
00:25
Copy, I'll head to that.
00:30
All right here.
00:32
Just not pay me what kind of trailer if it's like any sort of pad pad or something.
00:41
Do you just verify for me that we have the hard copy of us showing that it was never such a nice time?
00:48
I'm going to call you.
01:10
Sorry, Radha, can you repeat?
01:16
Sorry, radio, can you repeat? Okay, please.
01:19
Ready-God, let's be a parking violation.
01:28
Chapter plate.
01:36
Lincoln, William Keeke, 2450, and now can't fall hard on the fire plane.
01:41
Once I get issued,
01:43
plus I'm on my way to 2080 gold unit, started pilot to 1-4.
01:55
Manuel, take the alarm.
02:05
Two night.
02:08
Near Seneca Street off ramp from the 400 south.
02:12
We have fire going.
02:13
It started on the off ramp from the 90 to the 400 south.
02:17
You got a ticket truck towing a trailer.
02:20
Looks like, we have my camera, looks like the brakes are probably locked up, and he's causing some sparking and some severe overheating.
02:29
He's still creeping along.
02:30
He's now on the curve of the off ramp of a 400 southbound on Seneca Street.
02:36
If he could assist fire when they get there, just with traffic.
02:41
Copy, I just got on from Seneca Street to go south down towards the Union Road that didn't see anything.
02:48
So I'll swing around.
02:50
Turn around and head northbound and get off of the Sonica Street off-front.
02:54
He's just currently straight away at the off-front.
02:59
He's on the road.
03:02
Copy. Copy.
03:12
10.11, and 2,7-10-1-2-2-3-7-8.
03:16
10-4[1].
03:20
15.
03:22
I'll call if I need anybody.
03:23
Go to the meeting.
03:26
10-4[1].
03:28
Yeah.
03:35
29, one of the fire units pulling up, I just got another call.
03:39
There's no fire, he apparently dropped the axle on the trailer.
03:43
He stopped now.
03:45
Once again, if you get off the off-ramp, you'll get him on the right inside.
03:51
Copy, I'm taking the ramp now.
03:58
I'll just get ready.
04:08
Go ahead and put both in you.
04:13
Charlie Juliet 595.
04:19
C.J.
04:24
59585. I got to walk up to the truck in a second.
04:31
Copy. And is that a trailer, please?
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.
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