Flatbed truck with diesel tank fire on I-75 north, Covington KY
Fire & ArsonA large flatbed truck carrying diesel fuel caught fire on I-75 north near Pike St in Covington, KY. Emergency services were notified and multiple road closures were ordered to secure the area and prevent vehicle access.
Audio|Source: Northern Kentucky Public Safety
02:36
Transcript:
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I need a unit to close down the on-ramp from near Pike St. Fire Department saying these vehicles are too close.
00:07
10-4. Unit to close down the on-rent from near Pike St.
00:13
7th Street, I got it.
00:15
He was talking about Pike 75 North.
00:18
My apologies.
00:20
Two-so many, there's no damage for... Okay.
00:29
If you want, you to eliminate the equal play home. Uh-hast.
00:33
Seventy, are you three on the interstate?
00:36
Seven.
00:40
If I want to see him, that's a fire.
00:43
We just need one car to block just past the place to turn around.
00:47
No cars entering northbound from near Pike St.
00:50
Break.
00:51
Go ahead.
00:53
Go ahead.
00:54
Car two then.
00:59
Make a code response to the fire once it shut down in ASAP.
01:03
You need the underpass at, I believe it's 9th Street, shut down as well.
01:13
Both directions that can get units to do that, please.
01:17
Calvin, get those cars through, by the way. They're trying to back up and they're blocking the fire department now.
01:21
Can you go ahead and notify EMA for the time being? We have a fairly large flatbed truck with an additional probably 60-gallon diesel tank burning at a moment. Copy.
01:33
Seventy-three. Are you clear where you're going to?
01:36
Yeah, one-one person.
01:38
I send you in the entry to the Olinic 980C.
01:40
Transporting to St.
01:41
Elizabeth.
01:44
1042, can you block the underneath the room there?
01:48
Kathy, one or something?
01:50
RW903 available, Medicaid 2 to Fort Thomas, 1924.
01:55
2024, I'm in route.
01:57
81 ounces, it's 1009th Street as well.
02:01
104. Car to dispatch, also can you start me an additional engine that doesn't stand by at the base of bike street.
02:10
Happy base of bike.
02:12
There are here in the Texas turn around. They're just needing to northbound lane and shut down on the Texas turnaround.
02:19
Okay.
02:20
I-75 north to shut down.
02:23
10-4.
02:25
Turn up on the car, too. We've got the entrance shutdown back here. Do you need personnel to it?
02:29
If there's a unit free to block,
02:32
the Texas turn around on the other side, I don't want cars flying through here and hit me.
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Location mentioned:
W Pike St, Covington, KY 41011
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