Tractor-Trailer Emits Heavy Smoke on I-77 Highway, Carroll County VA
Fire & ArsonA tractor-trailer traveling northbound on I-77 emitted heavy brown and gray smoke from its engine while driving. The vehicle repeatedly pulled over and then resumed driving on the highway shoulder. Fire and rescue teams responded due to concerns about a potential vehicle fire or hazard on the interstate.
Audio|Source: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Engine 3[2]
00:01
Take on Rescue 1[1].
00:02
Rescue 1[1]. Rescue 1[1], northbound 2.1, go ahead.
00:05
Get for that, tractor and trailer's just left the scene.
00:08
I'm sure you can catch up to him.
00:10
It's just pulled out from the 5.1.
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We'll proceed, see what we can do.
00:14
He's got a lot of smoke coming from his tractor, but he's proceeding on up the interstate.
00:21
Headboard, you do outside police responding, correct?
00:23
The end port. Thanks, ma'am.
00:24
I almost make your right as they like hits that too.
00:27
He's coming up on the 5.7.
00:28
He has pulled over again.
00:30
Okay, Tom, low location is he pulled over.
00:32
He's still, he's coming up on the 5.7, he's on the shoulder.
00:35
He's still traveling.
00:36
Rescue one's okay, we're coming back to 3.7 now.
00:38
Good for, he's got heavy brown and gray smoke coming from this ring.
00:44
...medic forest as we go around the tractor trailer, we're gonna go across the shoulder.
00:48
All right.
00:49
Four land at 34.
00:50
Hey, heavy smoke, so.
00:51
For a C-com, all seen, heavy smoke, so and...
00:56
Let's not a turbo's run away with them.
00:57
Risky one.
00:58
Has the dracon trailer stopped for?
01:01
Yes, so we do.
01:02
It's ten for
01:03
Three time rescue ones arriving, confirm in size of a medic four.
01:07
Be on investigation 1237 will establish I 77 command.
01:10
Copy, left 39.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Rescue 1: Rescue/fire response unit
[2]
Engine 3: Fire engine unit
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I-77, United States
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