Trailer carrying hay fire spreads along Highway 169, Ely MN
Fire & ArsonA trailer carrying hay caught fire on Highway 169 near Ely. The fire spread into the ditch for about 200 feet. Firefighters are working to put out the flames and have shut down the northbound highway.
Audio|Source: North St. Louis County Sheriff, Fire and Roads
03:27
Transcript:
00:00
There was two more fire responding to Highway 169.
00:05
Yeah, go ahead.
00:08
Yeah, I was going to call back in the whole trailer of hay is now on fire.
00:14
The truck will be on fire as well soon.
00:19
Yes, sir, we copy.
00:20
We're a couple minutes open.
00:33
Tommy, I'm arriving.
00:35
Have on.
00:40
2.25, I'm going to clear you from the other call.
00:45
Careful.
01:03
It is fully involved and there's a trail of fire about 200 feet.
01:07
It'll be 200 feet long.
01:10
We're going to need additional resources to shut the road down.
01:13
Should the highway number bond 169 do.
01:18
Same with two, Morse fire responding to Highway 169 per law enforcement on scene.
01:24
It'll be a 300 foot long trailer.
01:27
We are getting some more squads head in that way.
01:30
They said Northbound Highway will need to be shut down.
01:48
And for 325, copy?
01:51
325-5-5-10-5.
01:59
326, 325. I'll head to Highway 120 in case you get a call.
02:08
Denver.
02:14
26-2 state is responding.
02:21
10 cars, St.
02:23
Louis, advising us of a vehicle fire in Ely, 5-169 at 283 local dumps being fires them out.
02:33
24 copies. Okay then.
02:41
Morse 434 to anyone at the fire hall on F.E3.
02:51
St. Louis, Morsefire.
02:53
Morris Fire.
02:54
Mr.
02:56
Charles, Agent 6, 4-1 on scene, 401 will have command.
03:01
Copy on scene at 1240 and 401 has come in.
03:09
St. Louis Morsefire.
03:11
Go ahead.
03:14
We've got water on the fire.
03:16
A little size up here, we've got a trailer with a load of hay that's spread out and burning into the ditch for approximately a couple hundred feet.
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MN-169, Ely, MN
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