Freight train locomotive fire extinguished on State Hwy 9, Jacksonville FL
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a locomotive fire on a freight train near State Highway 9. The fire was in the smokestack and has been extinguished. The train had about 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel on board but there were no diesel spills on the ground. There was no evidence of arson or other hazardous material leaks.
Audio|Source: Jacksonville Fire Rescue
02:59
Transcript:
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All units respond to the freight train fire near U.S. Highway 9.
00:08
All 11, everybody can't accept the hazmat team and fire 9.
00:12
Acknowledge, Father 11, all units except for the hazmat team, Fire 9, go available, MDT Alpha 2. All units on scene on the actual track.
00:20
Stay here.
00:25
Power 9.
00:27
Fire 9, go ahead.
00:28
511, stay by for a second.
00:30
Fire 9, same by for a second.
00:34
Fire 11 to Fire 9. Right now we've got some peaceful on the train. Not sure how much you're checking out now, as soon as I figure it out, I'll let you know.
00:43
Thanks.
00:49
246, let me know if you need anything from Ninja 57.
00:56
Kitchen 46th. I'm around here on the back side.
01:00
There is still some fire on the inside.
01:03
Let me try and pull a line around here and see what we can put out.
01:10
11 is fire 9.
01:12
They got 2,000 gallons of diesel right now.
01:20
You guys, 10,000 gallons on 4? Is there any on the ground?
01:28
We actually said about a thousand on board standby. We're just checking to make sure they had a fire in a smokestack.
01:39
I'm right on line station seven. We're just getting off of I-10 right now.
01:45
Okay, no knowledge.
01:50
Cancel.
01:53
Fire and I have been seen continuing on scene 45.
01:56
Everybody's still in route? Providing.
01:58
Cancel.
02:00
Fire and I have been seen continuing on scene 45.
02:08
You may have fire five. Okay.
02:11
Are you with CSX?
02:13
Yes.
02:14
Do they have all these tracks secured?
02:16
They say they do.
02:17
They're down here with you right now.
02:19
You can't split your lights.
02:25
One locomotive had a smokestack fire that's out now.
02:29
Is it diesel on board or is it on the ground?
02:32
It's on board.
02:34
So we have no diesel on the ground? Done.
02:36
Any other hazmat?
02:39
They're checking out now,
02:41
but allegedly not from CSX.
02:44
Command Fire 9.
02:46
If it's a smokestack fire, a lot of times it's locomotives,
02:50
if you kill your fuel supply, which there's pretty good markings on that thing where to kill a fuel supply,
02:56
if they haven't done it already,
02:58
that fire should go out.
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State Hwy 9, Jacksonville, FL
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