Vehicle fire on I-75 southbound near mile marker 154, Findlay OH

Fire & Arson

Reported: 09/05/2025 02:53 PM (PDT)

I-75, Findlay, OH

A vehicle caught fire on the southbound lanes of I-75 near mile marker 154. The car was fully involved with flames visible under it. The vehicle was off the roadway and unoccupied when emergency crews arrived. Traffic was blocked to manage the situation.

Audio|Source: Findlay Fire, Hancock County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, Ohio State Highway Patrol

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Transcript:

00:00

Attention, Liberty Township.

00:01

Attention, Liberty Township, you were needed.

00:02

I-75, southbound lanes near mile marker 154 for a vehicle fire.

00:09

Flames are showing, please acknowledge to respond, 17-552.

00:12

Attention Liberty Township, attention to Liberty Township.

00:14

You're needed for a vehicle fire, I-75, southbound lane, near mile marker 154, flames are under the vehicle.

00:21

Please acknowledge and respond, 1756.

00:23

Take five.

00:24

Right, and foster, go ahead.

00:25

Can I have you on the I-75 to near mile marker 154 southbound for a 34[1] brick?

00:31

Good.

00:32

County has fire and a route vehicle is off the roadway and unoccupied.

00:37

Okay.

00:38

Okay. That's 103. Well and zero-free.

00:40

Have we gotten that call?

00:42

Negative. Okay.

00:43

What's the ETA that's for,

00:44

what's the 3-9[2] of that, that's 4th?

00:46

Bees southbound near mile marker 154 vehicle was off to the side of the road.

00:50

Okay, you can go ahead catch me that, let me around, just come in a minute.

00:53

103, I'm 21.

00:54

1759.

00:55

710, 789. The second caller said it's closer to mile marker 152, I'm sure of the exact 39.

01:00

To 500 mileage as you call.

01:02

Here. Okay.

01:03

Signal once ending mileage, 3.9, 3.9.

01:06

3.9, 1801.

01:08

Chow 565 arriving on scene, 586 left command.

01:12

We have a car fully involved.

01:13

33, when you arrive on scene, go ahead and pull in front of 565.65.

01:17

Next unit en route is blocking traffic before the curve.

01:21

533, be en route with 2.

01:22

Okay.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

34: Vehicle Fire

[2]

3-9: Location/Mileage Marker

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I-75, Findlay, OH

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Vehicle fire on I-75 southbound near mile marker 154, Findlay OH

A vehicle caught fire on the southbound lanes of I-75 near mile marker 154. The car was fully involved with flames visible under it. The vehicle was off the roadway and unoccupied when emergency crews arrived. Traffic was blocked to manage the situation.

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