Semi-truck smoking heavily on I-70 causes traffic hazard, Goodland KS


A semi-truck traveling westbound on I-70 emitted heavy smoke due to a blown oil line on its turbo. The smoke drifted across the westbound lanes, creating a traffic hazard. The truck was stopped safely, and a service vehicle was called to assist.
Audio|Source: Sherman County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS
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Transcript:
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26452. Could you start me a call until 179? It looks like we got a,
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either westbound, be westbound. Looks like we got a semi-on fire.
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24-19-9-the-mile closed, only.
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179 view Westbound.
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Looks like the brakes caught on fire on the trailer possibly. We got smoke going across Westbound roadway.
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Tedford, do I need to get firing out?
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At 1022, it looks like he's just crawling. It looks like you may have a region issue with his truck. It's just coming out the engine bay. It looks like he's slow crawling. Just stand by for a second.
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I've got a call started and I've got you on it, uh, I-7-8, the ones that's possible to my fire.
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It is not a fire. It's coming out the exhaust pipe. It looks like it could probably burn an oil real bad.
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Four-nightening of the tan?
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1615.
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Uh, I think it's no 44.
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29 204 K-3-3 at the 112 eastbound with Nebraska farm truck 5114-1-140 R. Robert, yeah and I'll show you back up from Runa-KKKKKKKKKKKV3 at the 112 eastbound Nebraska pickup
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I'm going to get the farm plate. It's returning negative in Maroon,
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2019, Chevy Silverado,
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showing an expiration 2 of 26th, last beginning with C. Charles out of Alma, Nebraska,
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at 1660.
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State listing units have a reported on a erotic driver, I-70 from the 205 Westbound.
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I-70 from the 205 Westbound.
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It's going to be a pickup truck swerving.
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Black and silver with a blown tire, pick up a swerving off the redway, took the exit of the 209 and started going south.
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That's the only information we've been given at this time. It's located to make your own case at 1617.
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Touching.
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I got the truck shut off the smoke is done. He blew an oil line on his turbo, and I think his turbo is out.
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He's going to get his triangle set up here. We can make it a service rigored.
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He'll get a service truck out here to help him.
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He was causing too much smoke. There could have been an accident.
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Goodland, KS 67735
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