Moving 18-wheeler truck on fire on Highway 20 in Decatur, Decatur AL


Police and fire units responded to a moving 18-wheeler truck on fire traveling westbound on Highway 20 near Decatur, Alabama. The vehicle was still in motion as emergency responders tried to get it to stop.
Audio|Source: Decatur and Morgan County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Thank you. Since this patch to engine 5, letter 3, battalion 2, did you get to route for a commercial vehicle fire,
00:09
18 wheel on fire, they are in motion found passing O'Reilly's at this time.
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Central Battalion 1 will take back, you can show me clear this fall.
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Battalion 1 in route.
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3 in route. Devon, playing traffic in town.
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Take pop your traffic.
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They're approaching O Moulton.
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Cool. I say seven and three in route five you can disregard.
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Medic 215 is real.
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Medic 215. The medic 250 is clear.
00:35
177 is in Route Stanfield.
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Temple.
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The ladder three.
00:38
What was the location?
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He was last approaching Omaha Olten, still northbound.
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Careful.
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Central Measure 5.
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Vehicle still traveling northbound.
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We're at Southline in Old Holton.
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Ten-four, they're advising they're going under the overpass at Gordon Terry Parkway.
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Bob, had I copied a commercial vehicle fire of being around?
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At this time, the vehicle is still in motion we're found on the Beltline from Gordon Terry.
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We're trying to get the vehicle stops.
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Seven available.
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Seven available.
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They're now going westbound on Highway 20.
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Trinity 406.
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Molo for a bit.
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They're turning westbound highway 20 from the bell line.
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It's an 18-wheeler with a green cab white trailer.
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Cars with them,
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that the vehicle was on fire.
01:24
Apparently they don't, they're not aware of it.
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They're Westbound,
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on 20.
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Location mentioned:
AL-20, Decatur, AL
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