Vehicle fire with full tank on highway US-53, Onalaska WI


A vehicle with a 17-gallon full tank caught fire on highway US-53 near Onalaska, WI. Fire units responded quickly to suppress the fire. The eastbound lanes were shut down, and plans were made to reopen one lane after controlling the fire to allow traffic through.
Audio|Source: LaCrosse County Sheriff Dispatch
03:19
Transcript:
00:00
Information for fire, 17 gallon tank, probably about full on it.
00:06
Copy.
00:17
133607 were you coming out here?
00:20
I just got on scene. I'm shutting out eastbound. What would you like?
00:25
That's good. If you want to set them on Old Highway 16 to get them turned around, that's probably fine.
00:32
10-4.
00:42
326, from what I'm seeing, it's a nationwide extradition so we can pick up on it.
00:49
10 by you.
00:56
326, do you want me to send for confirmation?
01:01
Yeah, 104.
01:09
804, if I clear my call up for now.
01:14
Cady.
01:20
804 to 607 and Connie is the other unit, good good.
01:28
I'm all good. Turn around at Highway 6C2. See you Bontchat down.
01:38
6-195.
01:41
Okay.
01:49
117-1-2-E3.
01:53
You're calling 133, go ahead.
01:57
Fire says once they get the fire knock down that we can open up to each one lane.
02:05
Copy.
02:12
709, 713.00.
02:16
Kevin.
02:23
3.26.
02:27
326. C.C.
02:30
Nchie the warrant cleared on the first by a county officer don't it?
02:37
If Monroe County doesn't confirm it, that would probably be why.
02:42
Copy. I am still sending that it looks like they also have Marika as a mail on the warrant so I'm going to have them clarify that as well.
02:56
104.
03:00
133607 were you still down there?
03:04
104.
03:09
If our department's estimated about five minutes so we can get the one lane open, once we get that, we can go to car to car, we'll get these people through the one lane.
03:18
Ten four.
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US-53, Onalaska, WI
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