Container truck fire on southbound Interstate 5 near Birmingham Drive, Encinitas CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a 40-foot container truck caught fire on the southbound Interstate 5 near Birmingham Drive. Multiple fire engines responded, and the incident command was established at Birmingham. Four lanes of the freeway were blocked during firefighting operations.
Audio|Heard on: North Comm Dispatch and LE Interop
Listen to dispatch call
01:57
Transcript:
00:00
Encinitas, vehicle fire large, Battalion 233, Engine 232, and Engine 231, Southbound 5 and Birmingham Drive, at Interstate 5 Southbound and Birmingham Drive.
00:27
Agent 232, second possible location per CHP was the on-ramp from Birmingham Drive to the Southbound I-5.
00:33
I know your station's right there near the five, not sure if you were able to have a visual on there or not.
00:40
That's a phone ramp.
00:41
We do have a large vehicle prior.
00:43
It's just going to be north of the Birmingham Bridge on Southbound I-5.
00:50
North some copies.
00:51
This will be on the Southam-Five just north of the Birmingham Drive Bridge.
00:59
Start on from engine 232.
01:04
Go ahead. Go ahead.
01:08
Let's go ahead and start an additional engine we're going to need to do a water shuttle operation.
01:17
It looks like you'll have engine 233 in real.
01:23
On engine 121.
01:28
One time?
01:30
No comment on 121Q out of BOS.
01:36
First of all copies you have U.S.
01:37
126 for now.
01:42
We do have a 40-foot container truck on fire.
01:47
Engine 232 is going to be pulling a freeway lay.
01:50
We'll establish Birmingham IC.
01:53
And additionally, we're also going to be blocking the number of four lanes.
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Location mentioned:
Birmingham Dr, Cardiff, CA 92007
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