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Smoking tractor trailer stopped on I-81 emergency rampBotetourt County VA

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I-81, Virginia

A tractor trailer was seen smoking and pulled off onto the emergency ramp on Interstate 81 southbound. Fire and emergency responders are on their way to investigate a possible vehicle fire inside the truck.

Audio|Source: Botetourt Fire and EMS
01:48
Transcript:
00:00
Detching Company 3, Medic 3[2], need you to respond, 167, Interstate 80, one south-thousand, vehicle fire attack 3.
00:07
Repeating Company 3, Medic 3[2], the agent respond 167, interstate 81 southbound.
00:12
Possible vehicle fire, Act 3, 1553.
00:14
Fire thought, engine, 3.
00:15
Injun, 3.
00:16
10, route was 4.
00:17
10, 4, in route, 4, 1554.
00:19
Bob is not in.
00:20
Engine 3[3], what tag channel?
00:21
Tag 3, please.
00:22
Engine 3[3], this call came from a passerby.
00:25
The smoking tractor trailer, it pulled off on the emergency ramp.
00:30
I've been smoking for a long time as it went up the road, I'm sure if there was any flames.
00:34
For the call, the possible fire from inside the truck.
00:37
Bataa, Mettig 3, responding.
00:39
10-4[1]-shakey responding, channel 3, 1556.
00:42
Vytaughta, ambient to you, backing county.
00:44
10-4[1], back in county, 1558.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
[2]
Medic 3: EMS Unit
[3]
Engine 3: Fire Engine Unit

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