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Vehicle fire spreads to grass near AL-79 highwayBlount County AL

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AL-79, Alabama

A vehicle fire on State Highway 79 spread to nearby grass and threatened the nearby woods. Fire crews responded and were able to contain the grass fire, but the vehicle remained fully engulfed in flames, posing a continued fire risk nearby.

Audio|Source: Blount County Police and Fire Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Cross Streets is Swipman Lane in the State Highway 79,
00:04
(number withheld).
00:11
3.34 to 5. We all have a grass fire this time straight in front of the vehicle.
00:17
Proceding you go ahead and notify a secondary department.
00:38
Station 75, respond for 5 and 73, (number withheld) Cover Bridge Road.
00:43
Vehicle fire and grass fire. Vehicle is fully involved at this time.
00:48
Crawl Streets will be swimming in lanes, State Highway 79.
00:51
Our base, station 5, receive.
00:59
Station 5 received (number withheld).
01:06
5-04-104 One-0.
01:14
One-off.
01:17
We've got a welfare check.
01:20
Not 1979 at Seoul Chapel Road. Why-079, Cold Chapel,
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Rays for an eight-year-old male.
01:27
I mean, if you can't see the rest of the information.
01:41
75, respond with 5, (number withheld) cover bridge road, vehicle fire fully involved, is spreading towards the woods at this time. Cross Street, Swip in Lying State, Hover, 79,
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(number withheld).
02:02
May 2 fireway.
02:04
We are ragged in service.
02:09
May 2nd 2 at service, (number withheld).
02:16
12, we got you, receiving (number withheld).
02:25
265, sent a call 5-8. 25 received a call 5-8.
02:34
25 receive in (number withheld).
02:45
Plyssetian system is in the center.
02:53
Frily-A-5-2-3-2-Ras-bar.
03:02
334 to 552 we're just right off 79 highway on cover ridge road you'll see us in the next turn
03:12
roose reage got to feel on board
03:17
Receive. We have the grassfire under control with his time.
03:21
The vehicle,
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obviously, still fully long.
03:24
We've got 3334. We've got, of course, station powers in route, and we have 75 coming as well.
03:35
Yeah, Ruthie, thank you.
03:41
It's 34. What did you need to bring, sir?
03:50
Yeah,
03:51
we're gonna take water at this time, um,
03:54
just trying to get on the vehicle.
03:56
I'll respond by tiger then.

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