Tank catches fire near East Mediapolis Depot, Fort Madison IA
Fire & ArsonA tank caught fire near East Mediapolis Depot. The fire has been confirmed and responders are coordinating efforts to address the situation.
Audio|Source: Steel Highway Fort Madison Area Rail
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Transcript:
00:00
What do you take on fire at East Bedou?
00:02
At the beach.
00:03
All right, did you guys already buy it over there?
00:09
Okay, all right, do you know about what mile post us at over?
00:12
263.5, all right, copy that tank.
00:15
BNS[1] at 65, 36 left.
00:17
You guys copy that, there's Elkis tank[2] at the East Medoge Depot on fire.
00:22
Okay. All right.
00:23
We're gonna send roadform ramps on a Dill radio.
00:25
Sixty-nine, twenty-eight.
00:31
What's going on today? All right, copy that, I heard all that.
00:32
That wasn't you on fire, correct?
00:34
All right, cops for that, I understand.
00:35
Billis, we call on the road foreman[3].
00:36
Okay, copy that, uh, burn off, and then on the side of there, not back to attack on fire, is that correct.
00:42
All right, copy to that, understand, appreciate the information, over.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
BNS: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad identifier)
[2]
Elkis tank: Refers to a specific tank or tank car (possibly 'Elk's tank')
[3]
road foreman: Railroad supervisory role
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This was transcribed by AI and may contain errors. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near 7th St, Fort Madison, IA 52627
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