Semi truck carrying cars catches fire on westbound I-30, Texarkana AR
Fire & Arson, TrafficA semi-truck carrying cars crashed into a guardrail on westbound I-30 near mile marker 222. The truck caught fire and is fully engulfed along with the cars it was carrying. The fire has blocked the roadway. There is no information about injuries or whether the driver is still inside.
Audio|Source: Texarkana, Arkansas and Texas Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Texas, Tamirificatown for a major vehicle accident at 222, westbound I-30.
00:16
Texas Quint 3 and engine 9 need to respond to a major vehicle accident to 222 westbound I-30. We have a semi that has hit the guardrail and have caught fire.
00:25
Repeating Texas, Engine 9, Quint 3 need to respond to a major vehicle accident, 222 westbound I-30. We have a semi that has hit the guardrail and caught fire.
00:36
I'm known at this time if the driver is still inside, no reports of injury so far. Central is clear at 518.
00:46
Change and out. Point three, and route.
00:54
...and route.
00:58
Be advised, this is going to be on the through lane, PD on scene.
01:02
Advise it is a car hauler, and the cars are also on fire. It's going to be fully involved and the roadway is blocked.
01:15
Central, you can make Quinti this run. We'll respond also.
01:20
Quint 5 received, you need me to sign your station.
01:25
Negative between shows in route.
01:27
Receive, sir, in Route 519.
01:33
Texas Central also add 651 to the run and outband route.
01:39
651 copy of 519.
01:45
How are you going to report? It's fully involved.
01:55
6621 is that.
02:01
You're on hit for 631.
02:06
See, we're going to have to shut down its access road and use the deckguns. It's about the only way I can see if we can get any water on this thing from where we're at and where it's at.
02:23
Do what you gotta do until I get out there.
02:27
If,
02:29
would it be better if we can,
02:31
can we get anybody in there on the through lane if we go up and,
02:38
or is the traffic back up too far?
02:43
Yeah, traffic back up pretty good.
02:47
I don't know if they ever make it up for it.
02:57
Copy.
02:58
Also,
03:00
if they're not hydrogen or anything,
03:02
flush by that you're going to be able to hook up to go ahead and get some tankers en route to like up there.
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I-30, Texarkana, AR
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