Semi-truck fire on southbound highway near Caps Rock, Elbert County CO
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a semi-truck fire on the southbound side of Highway 181 near Caps Rock. Smoke was seen coming from the rear tires of the truck, which had pulled over on the right shoulder. Traffic lanes were temporarily closed for safety during the incident.
Audio|Source: Elbert County Fire Agencies
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If you were not, there's a coastal vehicle fire, but if you were patchable by, there's anything that a semi-alibals on fire,
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where back tires and left-flap area.
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It sounds like RP exiting and the vehicle may have pulled over, but they were not sure.
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They say they were carrying anything or said it was present.
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We only advise that was this time way.
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The tagging what you want to write.
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Congressman from a fire train sign-off.
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Graham, can you sign off.
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Thank you. Okay, one's up, bye.
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There was off the Spires for a row.
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My N-D-D-D-9.
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This back, shop, mithraud Engine 39.
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Engine 39.
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You can show Engine 39 in the short-back, I-tall.
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And I understand the back tires will install my own fire.
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Our P-50X-N-1-8-5 sound, and the vehicle possibly continued psalophone is critical, though, that they couldn't do first.
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Into 39, Cappy, since we have catch-rock units responding as well.
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Thank you. Thank you very much five as far away.
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Copy that's back.
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We're talking about.
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We're talking about.
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Yeah, I believe I just passed the semi, the Caps Rock, which is going to be southbound, barely south of the 181.
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I was unable to stop with just a little bit of smoke coming from the back end.
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It did not appear to have that he has not able to think it's a material as holler like rock or dirt.
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Okay, can't be it was pulled over just off of the 1-8-1?
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That's a feature.
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Just make the thing what you want to copy.
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It was just reroute all units.
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There, we can make up the engine 39, engine 39.
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Okay, engines are the name.
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Now copy direct.
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I'm copy.
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Okay.
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One thing, we reported as that 161 advised from backpack construction.
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Some light fell coming from the rear tire, it looks like the trailer now left a chemical extinguisher.
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This is just south of the 181 on the right-hand shoulder.
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The 181 command.
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And we have closure of the number three and number two lanes in my eye shoulder.
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