Vehicle backseat fire reported on Pennsylvania Turnpike, Fulton County PA


A small vehicle on the westbound Pennsylvania Turnpike near mile marker 174 had a fire in the backseat. The fire may have been caused by the exhaust. The caller was not sure if the fire was fully out before contact was lost.
Audio|Source: Fulton County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Taylor Township, Pennsylvania Turnpike Westbound, the area of the 174 mile marker box (number withheld), vehicle fire.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Westbound, the area is 174.0 mile marker.
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Small vehicle on fire, company 57[2]'s been alert 1429.
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1229. 1212129 response to alert.
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Squad 57[2] was four off to 1431[1].
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1431[1].
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I'm going to try and fix it.
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I'm only the malware here. Squad 57[2] year, responded to Taylor Township, the 174 Westbound on the turnpike, lost the caller, tried to call him back a couple different times.
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Before the call dropped, he said that a backseat of the car was on fire caused by the exhaust, and that he thinks it's out, but he's not sure, and then the call dropped.
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and there's no further information.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1431: Fire/EMS Dispatch Time
[2]
57: Fire Company Number
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Location mentioned:
Pennsylvania Tpke, Taylor Township, PA
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