Pallet loader catches fire behind gate Bravo 72 at airport, Dulles VA


A pallet loader vehicle caught fire and was smoking behind gate Bravo 72 at Dulles International Airport. Fire department and airport operations responded to the scene. The fire was small and was controlled quickly. The vehicle driver secured the loader and it was returned to service.
Audio|Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
This is Dolos Ramp Tower with an emergency. Dolos Ramp Tower is an emergency.
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A pallet loader is on fire behind Provo 72. Again, a pallet loader is on fire behind Provin 72.
00:12
It looks like the smoke is sat down just a little bit, but I just want to let everyone know.
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PSCC, do you happy?
00:20
Can you repeat?
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The pallet loader is smoking.
00:24
It looks like it might be on fire behind a problem 72.
00:28
Is that a vehicle? It's a vehicle, yes.
00:32
Okay.
00:33
Everyone wants to stand by.
00:35
Airport operations, do you copy? Yep, Logler.
00:38
SA8, do you copy? A lot of glare. Airport America, do you copy?
00:44
Thank you.
00:50
Our vehicle on fire in the area, Bravo,
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72. You can put foam 320, phone 321 on it, and we're switching over to Bravo.
01:04
Photocult?
01:06
It's going to be the primary at the temporary mobile lounge.
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Doc.
01:15
34, I'm up here by the whole house. I haven't seen anybody.
01:19
There's a couple of wands still on the air.
01:21
Item 33 still here.
01:31
34 we have an unintended bag at Door 3 arrivals.
01:35
It's going to be a black duffel bag on the bench next to the airport shuttle sign.
01:43
Bobby on the route.
01:46
Holding on route is 1620.
01:52
Clearing gate 222-1613.
01:58
Okay, 130 for engine 30-30-30-30-30-30-30.
02:03
Okay.
02:08
Okay. What's the...
02:15
Fire.
02:18
It's on here,
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whatever,
02:24
I remember.
02:26
Copy. 31, I'll be clear,
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driver was able to secure call her to be back in service, nothing further.
02:33
Copy 31. Copy 31.
02:34
Let me go out. Copy twenty-second.
02:46
He's on the scene. You got a loader in the middle of the vehicle lane, Jason 2, Bravo, 70.
02:51
We have a little bit of fire underneath.
02:53
We're making the stretch.
02:59
Seen, small fire.
03:01
1614. 1614.
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Location mentioned:
Dulles International Airport (IAD), 1 Saarinen Cir, Dulles, VA 20166
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