Kia Sorento catches fire near southbound highway exit, Cedar Rapids IA
Fire & ArsonA Kia Sorento vehicle caught fire near the southbound exit of a highway in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The fire fully engulfed the car, which was unoccupied at the time. Propane tanks in the vehicle began to explode, creating a hazard. Fire crews and law enforcement responded to the scene, shutting down multiple lanes to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Linn County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Peter Abbott State from J-Con vehicle fire.
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J-Con go ahead.
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3D has a 3 southbound.
00:08
It's the Kia Sorrento engine on fire.
00:12
Vehicle is not occupied.
00:13
Unfortunately, you guys have fire no.
00:16
Fire, yes. We do not have a deputy close.
00:20
It has fully engulfed.
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We're right at the exit for the two southbound.
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Ten volts, right for person.
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See you have their common route.
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Then for.
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440 and O.
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440 . 440 did you advise you're in route.
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I'm going to take on the host.
00:51
There are propane tanks in the back of that car.
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They're starting to go.
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Central all of Preciate car.
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I'd probably be with someone once the sole up to the airport hangar.
01:02
So 800 in the tank, first one, obstacle one, five,
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six minutes.
01:12
Any cars, Iowa County, any cars, make your own case, just took a report of a white F350 swerving across lanes going westbound from mile marker 208.
01:25
Also another vehicle, no description.
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Speeding.
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Make your own case.
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Authority Iowa County Sheriff's Office.
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848.
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J-Combers, the rapids, J-on-R-6-122 and J-COM.
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Ascorr. Click.com, along board, Adrian Tink.
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Six minutes on the run, talk to you on my, over.
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Time six, click.
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Crabbs, 4106.
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We can have GMC light up the signboards with team day traffic.
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Sir David, are you calling?
02:03
Tenhor, Archerbruncun is advising there are propane tanks in the back of the vehicle that are starting to go off.
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Copy.
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849. Another vehicle here is IDACTRA, Nora, 471.
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And brother, I come back on White 2019 for transit.
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47 Iowa.
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Last name, Milliman, Mary Ida, Lincoln, Lincoln, Ida, Mary, Adam, Nora.
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First name, McKenzie, Mary, Adam, Charles, King, Edward Nora, Zebra, Ida, Edward.
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Lauren Marie Middles,
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95, 907, 95907 through Iowa.
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2016, McKinsey, showing valid on Class C, Charles, and 29.
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And we're at 47 of the vehicles on fire.
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Thank you.
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281 241 281 281 481 851 281 852
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131 141 4818 181 148
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334 44 440 12
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Now I'm asking before, let me know if we need to shut down.
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You're going to get there for me?
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That's far.
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I'm going to shut the right lane down.
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I was just going to suggest the right layer, right here, start pushing in 34.
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Go. Yes,
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one 566, that pleasure.
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23, 854.
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2420308.
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23nd. I got a carpenters, uh,
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Barry Tanker, of course.
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You guys want that number two land also?
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I heard my comment down, safe bushes.
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Go ahead. 148, lanes 2 and 3 are shut down.
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Good.
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