Semi-truck carrying produce catches fire on I-80 eastbound, Summit County UT
Fire & ArsonA large refrigerated semi-truck carrying produce caught fire on I-80 eastbound near mile marker 156. The fire involves diesel fuel and tires and is spreading rapidly. Smoke may affect both directions of the highway. Emergency crews are responding to the vehicle fire and the highway may be shut down due to the incident.
Audio|Source: Summit County Sheriff, EMS and Park City Police
04:11
Transcript:
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I'm going to be about mile marker 158.
00:03
Here's a semi-on fire.
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It's going eastbound.
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589. I'll be in round.
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Two security checks.
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Happy thank you.
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Engine 23, Engine 21, Ambulance 21, Teave 201, Vehicle Fire Large, 158, I80 Eastbound.
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Engine 23, Engine 21, Ambulance 21, Teve 201, 201, On Fire 2.
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We're actually mile marker 156.
00:57
I'm at Rescue 21 and out.
01:03
It's a very Jewish reader available.
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I'm right now. I'm my...
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Some of the 702, I'm clearing the stop and then route to the semi-fire.
01:22
Sell it 267, he's just carrying produce.
01:27
Oh my, Chief Taylor, even out?
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267, the extinguish was unsuccessful,
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starting to spread quickly.
01:47
to my Micro 168, you found a deputy reporter that's semi on fire. We have wrong person on team. They're trying to get it out with an extinguisher now.
01:57
It sounds like the semi is just hauling produce.
02:02
And then potentially a little bit of westbound with the smoke.
02:07
Copy.
02:11
It was not successful and it is spreading quickly.
02:20
589742, do you need a break and head that way as well?
02:27
8974-2, do you need me to break and head that way as well?
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This way, I'm going to take all the east side right now. I think it's going to be fully engulfed.
02:39
So I need to look in early corner or something.
02:45
I'll hold myself in 702 already headed that way.
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That way, 742 I'll put you in row.
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I'll stay on this with 732.
03:05
Which of command.
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Station 21, we're going to be needing a water tender.
03:17
This is a large refrigerated semi-trailer with diesel fuel underneath the spot with the trailer. Tires are on fire right now.
03:29
See so they can put it up on the board.
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Break, sound up from Ski 20.
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I'm at 10 or 21s and out.
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30, I'm just passing 150 to Eastbound.
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Where do the troopers want? Maybe shut down.
04:03
There's light traffic where I am right now, so I'll try to get 80 shut down and get them heading off that watch of it.
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