SUV catches fire on Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, Newport RI
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a fully involved SUV fire on the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, leading to road closures and coordination with Jamestown fire units.
Audio|Source: Newport Fire
04:12
Transcript:
00:00
we got a good amount of black smoke showing.
00:09
Cartier reporting a header showing.
00:17
You know, Spani, be advised, PD alerting the bridge of the gridlock right now.
00:29
Fire alarm, see if Jamestown can get an engine, have them stand by at the face of the bridge on the Jamestown side in case we need them.
00:38
Racing effective, calling Jamestown.
00:46
Man from Latter 1,
00:47
we are in place to stage. Do you want to block the on-ramp going up to the bridge?
00:55
That's correct, block the on-ramp.
00:57
Engine 5, if you could do the same, help them out.
01:02
Ending 5.
01:06
Fire alarm. If you can call Jamestown Police, see if they can block the bridge on the Jamestown side also.
01:12
Thank you.
01:21
Andrew 1. I'm still a few hundred feet away, but this is going to be a working car fire.
01:39
Fire alarm, ladder one's in place, no cars are coming up the ramp.
01:48
Carthew, you have a Jamestown engine two standing by at the bottom of the bridge.
01:53
And Jamestown police blocking the bottom of the bridge on their side.
01:58
All right, out the Jamestown engine continue up if they could.
02:06
I will have to come on to our frequency as well.
02:14
Engine one, pull past the car please, pull past the car.
02:18
Okay,
02:19
copy, we're going to pull past the car, pull into three-quarter.
02:34
Firelander once on scene.
02:36
We got a fully involved SUV.
02:42
Andrew won't have you out with a fully involved SUV.
02:45
Car 2 Jamestown Engine 2, I believe, will be switching over to our frequency.
02:51
Car 2 is going to have Newport Bridge Command. We got one car on fire,
02:55
engine 1 stretched an inch and 3 quarter.
02:57
James Town is coming up to eastbound lane.
03:05
Repeat, car 2.
03:20
James Town, Engine 2, Newport Fire alarm.
03:30
Newport Firearms on, James Town, Engine 2.
03:35
Yeah, we're responding to the deport bridge,
03:40
westbound,
03:42
port of the vehicle fire.
03:44
Feed-byes, we're going against traffic,
03:47
westbound.
03:50
Receive,
03:51
traffic is shut down that way.
03:53
Orange, one, car two, around the scene, top of the bridge.
03:56
Yeah,
03:58
receive.
04:06
James down to Newport file alarm. We're on scenes.
04:09
We're on scene. Thank you. 1019.
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Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge, Newport, RI
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