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Semi-truck fire with fuel leak near Loves truck stop, Polk County FL

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Access Rd, Florida

A semi-truck caught fire on the access road near Loves truck stop in Florida. Fire crews are working to extinguish the fire and contain a fuel leak that entered a nearby waterway. One possible exposure was reported at the scene.

Audio|Source: Polk County Fire Rescue, Fire and EMS
02:18
Transcript:
00:00
Power 33 dispatch.
00:02
Show us on scene, working semi-fire, on the access road behind Loves truck stop.
00:09
We have one possible exposure.
00:11
We'll be pulling a stretching line for a fire attack.
00:16
Copy on scene, working semi-fire on access road behind Loves, one possible exposure, pulling fire line attack, 1347.
00:23
That's your question.
00:27
That too.
00:29
On one thing.
00:31
Compton, 1345.
00:37
The number assignment complete.
00:39
Complete, 1348.
00:43
234. For patient contact, under control, duecastle, engine 28.
00:48
Back after both of engine 28,
00:50
we copy 2.34, draft, correct, but complete.
00:55
Complete, 1348.
00:59
Question 2.
01:02
No, P2.
01:04
It's going to be responding to layperson, one patient, one's dinner, right?
01:08
Responding with 11348. The captain, 1348. The captain, 1348.
01:21
Thatcher, just such.
01:22
Bithes, 292.
01:24
Water on fire.
01:26
Water on fire, 1349.
01:34
Number 33, thank you.
01:36
See the petroleum boom, please.
01:43
I want to copy.
01:45
Greg, pass through this, satch.
01:47
Okay,
01:49
thank you. Go ahead and show me establish a command. We're going to have people on the ground as well.
01:52
I copy.
01:58
Command, dispatch.
01:59
Command, go ahead.
02:02
Got notified state warning point.
02:04
We are going to have fuel that's gotten into the waterway.
02:07
It's going to be a sewer opening.
02:09
I'll keep you an approximate amount of gallons once we figure out truck driver.
02:14
Okay, I think... ...33 tower. The tower 33 is in 33.

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Location mentioned:
Access Rd, Florida
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Incident Timeline

  1. Scene under control
  2. Fire extinguished and overhaul operations
  3. Directions for incoming units
  4. Fuel spill estimated
  5. Command established and fuel spill discovered
  6. Fire crews arrive on scene

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