Vehicle fire shuts down northbound lanes of Highway 59, Wharton TX


A vehicle fire occurred on the northbound side of Highway 59 near Ponderosa and Funtown. The vehicle was fully involved in fire, causing the shutdown of multiple lanes for fire operations.
Audio|Source: Wharton County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, if you need those, we got both of our rash roads back in town now.
00:04
That's your Steve, they're saying it's a vehicle fire, we're going to something to locate now.
00:15
70 to 60, we're going to go and get water and then we'll be on the way.
00:20
That's clear, I'm going to run up the fun town to come down the highway.
00:26
1671 to 1670.
00:32
Go ahead.
00:38
Seventy won't go ahead.
00:41
1671. Do you want us to go down screw all as and just head back that way?
00:45
Go in front of 218, or down 218 and come back that way down there to, or get on 59 and go that way.
00:59
1611 of warden.
01:06
Gordon, does the caller have any description of the airport phone fire?
01:13
Negative 611 caller yet advised vehicle was fully involved.
01:19
Receive.
01:23
For me, about 1660 is going to be going to 59 at Funtown and will be flowing south
01:30
back towards the county line of central location.
01:33
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01:39
I wonder ward. I'll be in route.
01:46
1671 to 1611?
01:52
Do you want us to return to the station and grab 31 or something else?
02:01
At the firm, go to the station and wait for 1601 to get there and get 31 around.
02:11
1631 to ward and be around shortly.
02:14
Okay.
02:26
1.302 vehicles going to be northbound lane, just north of Ponderosa, fully in goal.
02:33
1.302, what side is it on?
02:36
Outside lane on the shoulder, northbound.
02:42
Nessler, 103. We're going to shut down the inside, crutch and outside lane.
02:56
Can we exit it from Ponderosa?
03:04
Negative, you're going to have to come to Funtownown in order to cross the highway.
03:15
1660 to warden you show us on screen we're going to have one vehicle phone-land gulf we'll be shutting down 59 shutting down the inside line of 59 that stuff be a defensive fire station all fire units be advised it's going to be on the outside lane shoulder northbound
03:39
All-3-1-2, shut it down.
03:45
Other information of 59 northbound it's going to be completely shut down at the time.
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Location mentioned:
Near US-59, Wharton, TX 77488
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