Fire on embankment near Temple Ave affecting freeway traffic, Long Beach CA


A fire is burning on the embankment near Temple Avenue along the southbound 57 Freeway in Long Beach. The smoke from the fire is impacting traffic flow on the freeway. Emergency units are responding to contain and manage the fire to prevent further disruption.
Audio|Source: California Highway Patrol - Los Angeles and Orange County Centers
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Transcript:
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September, we're getting multiple calls in the area, all (number withheld).
00:05
Air 8 is on the Orange Bay, how to visual, if they can be south on 557 just south of the valley overpass on the west side of the freeway.
00:28
Break (number withheld).
00:34
(number withheld).
00:36
(number withheld).
00:45
that they had no effect fire so they should be found.
00:49
There (number withheld), we'll give them a call and give an update, thank you.
00:53
I copy. The smoke is affecting a freeway.
00:55
I'm going to turn around run a brake.
00:57
But there's a unit on the eastbound sand transing to the south onto Duc7, have them run a break too.
01:04
Going off the far right lane.
01:06
Anyone S9 (number withheld), the smoke is also affecting, you're going to be turning around to run a break and if there's a unit section run a break from the northbound side.
01:19
(number withheld), I can have a break.
01:21
Watching if that broke was at (number withheld).
01:26
(number withheld), that's a firm.
01:28
17 tomorrow, I'll tell you now.
01:29
That's a break.
01:35
It's going to be on the embankment.
01:38
It's not going to be on the city streets.
01:41
I believe I had a visual fire.
01:43
They were going northbound.
01:48
The fire is going to be on the embankment, southbound 57, just north of the temple negative on city streets and you had a visual fire going northbound.
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Location mentioned:
Near Temple Ave, Long Beach, CA 90803
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