Car on fire on I-80 westbound on-ramp near Merle Hay, Des Moines IA
Fire & ArsonA black Kia Optima caught fire on the westbound on-ramp of Interstate 80 near Merle Hay Road in Des Moines, Iowa. Flames were visible and emergency responders arrived at the scene to put out the fire. Iowa State Patrol was also present during the incident.
Audio|Source: Westcom Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Engine 411, ladder 425, vehicle fire, Interstate 8035 westbound highway and Merle Hay 2, I-80-35 westbound on-ramp, ramp.
00:11
Engine 411, ladder 425, vehicle fire, Interstate 80-35 westbound highway and Merle-hay, 2, I-80-35 westbound on-ramp. On arrival use, TAC-5[2], timeout,
00:27
740.
00:32
It's responding to Maro Hay in 8035.
00:35
It is the westbound on-ramp.
00:37
Looks like a 2015-P Optima black is smoking on the side of the shoulder, possibly on fire.
00:44
Do you want to let you guys know that ISP[1] is also on scene.
00:53
What's come to 411. I missed a little bit of that location if that's me.
01:02
Merle Hay in 8035 is the westbound on-ramp.
01:08
It was found on-ramp, copy, thank you.
01:12
You're welcome, 742.
01:18
June 411, just looking at the DOT cameras, we can see the flames on the car.
01:24
For limit copies, thank you.
01:30
You're welcome, 744.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ISP: Iowa State Patrol, the state-level law enforcement agency for Iowa.
[2]
TAC-5: Tactical radio channel 5 for on-scene operations
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Location mentioned:
I-80, Des Moines, IA
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