Semi-truck fire causes lane blockage on Highway 59
Fire & ArsonA semi-truck caught fire on Highway 59 northbound near a truck stop. The driver put out the fire, but oil on the road is blocking one lane.
Audio|Source: Wharton County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00One-17[2].00:02One-Thing[3].00:05One-Tay.00:07It was trafficked for 117 in reference to a smoke scare picking at Northbound just before Love's caller-advised system.00:15I caught fire.00:16I was able to put it out as of now.00:18He is going to be in the roadway, one line open at this time.00:23One-sub-john, clear.00:24Open route.00:30May around the station.00:34Clear 1611[4].00:36Road scare[5] 59 northbound[1], south of 1161.00:40It's going to be a semi-truck.00:41His vehicle hot fire.00:42He was able to put it out.00:44There will be oil on the roadway, blocking one lane of traffic at this time.00:53That's clear.00:54You said 59 northbound[1]?00:591611[4] revise your traffic more digital 1611 assume 859 northbound[1] south of 1116101:3516, 10, and we're the same traffic.01:42The floor to warn, I'll be a route to a fire station.
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One-17[2].
00:02
One-Thing[3].
00:05
One-Tay.
00:07
It was trafficked for 117 in reference to a smoke scare picking at Northbound just before Love's caller-advised system.
00:15
I caught fire.
00:16
I was able to put it out as of now.
00:18
He is going to be in the roadway, one line open at this time.
00:23
One-sub-john, clear.
00:24
Open route.
00:30
May around the station.
00:34
Clear 1611[4].
00:36
Road scare[5] 59 northbound[1], south of 1161.
00:40
It's going to be a semi-truck.
00:41
His vehicle hot fire.
00:42
He was able to put it out.
00:44
There will be oil on the roadway, blocking one lane of traffic at this time.
00:53
That's clear.
00:54
You said 59 northbound[1]?
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1611[4] revise your traffic more digital 1611 assume 859 northbound[1] south of 11161
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16, 10, and we're the same traffic.
01:42
The floor to warn, I'll be a route to a fire station.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
59 northbound: Highway location
[2]
One-17: Unit identifier
[3]
One-Thing: Unit identifier / possible ASR error
[4]
1611: Unit identifier
[5]
Road scare: Incident (likely a fire or hazardous material scare)
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US-59, Texas
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