Semi truck brakes overheat causing small fire on I-57 ramp, Franklin County IL


A semi-truck experienced brake overheating on the southbound exit ramp of I-57 in Illinois. The overheating caused smoke and a small fire, prompting an emergency response to the scene.
Audio|Source: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS
02:34
Transcript:
00:00
Can you respond as you're one to the 957 southbound on-ramp?
00:05
In mind that smoking, looks like the brakes are smoking, we're gonna turn around and go back and see if they actually need us.
00:14
Yeah, we're being around.
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Go ahead.
00:21
Purchase Burroughs, Gunnickson, somebody buy that restaurant to check on him.
00:28
Second. Uh, thank you. Show me, sir, now then.
00:33
Crossed up.
00:34
Around 3 at the L.S. Crow, right area. Not three at the L.Sgrove Red area. 490. Truck, flatbed. Tracted flatbed. Can he start at the cat for a, uh,
00:44
semi whose brakes are overheating? A lot of smoke coming from the semi at I-57 on the south,
00:53
southbound exit ramp.
00:56
0816. What union 4-0816?
01:03
Also, 49 is going to be on scene. We have a semi-tractor that's separated from a trailer 11081. Okay.
01:14
We're not investigating. Go to the door.
01:16
Okay.
01:22
49, which exit are you near? I'm sorry, we just want to get the call started correctly.
01:29
Referred exit 45,
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bear at 148.
01:34
104, thank you.
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Engine 1, 49.
01:46
Good.
01:49
You'll have to come backwards down the off-ramp, should be the angel.
01:57
Zero.
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10-4[1].
02:29
Good Sunday.
02:31
You have a small fire here. Good break.
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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I-57, Illinois
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