Semi truck axle failure with smoking brakes

Heard on: Pennington County SD Regional Fire Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Battle Creek, you'll be en route (number withheld) Gumbo Lilly Lane, cross with South Dakota 79 and Ursula Drive for a vehicle fire.

00:11

Battle Creek copies, thank you.

00:13

And I apologize, I had some other traffic.

00:15

It's going to be a semi lost a tire, caller saw flames.

00:20

Not inside a building or a structure.

00:22

Cargo was just scrap metal.

00:25

It's going to be a red semi.

00:26

No other hazards involved.

00:27

Nobody is injured.

00:29

(number withheld) Gumbo Lilly Lane.

00:33

Copy.

00:34

Hey, dispatch, you can show Valley Creek One Seven on scene.

00:37

No fire showing at this time.

00:39

We're going to investigate.

00:44

Dispatch, Valley Creek One Seven.

00:46

One Seven.

00:49

Just the rear axle on the truck blew.

00:53

We got smoldering brakes at this time.

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We'll be on scene for a little bit.

00:57

Any other resources can stand down at this time.

01:00

You can keep law enforcement coming.

2026-10-26 21:45 UTC

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Gumbo Dr, Box Elder, SD 57719

Semi truck axle failure with smoking brakes

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a reported vehicle fire involving a red semi near Gumbo Lilly Lane by South Dakota 79 and Ursula Drive. The caller reported flames, but responders found no active fire, only smoldering brakes after a rear axle failure. The cargo was scrap metal, there were no injuries, and additional fire resources were told to stand down while law enforcement continued to respond.

Semi truck axle failure with smoking brakes

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