Vehicle fire blocks northbound lanes on Highway 52, Lancaster County NE
Fire & ArsonA vehicle caught fire on the northbound lanes of Highway 52. The fire caused heavy smoke and blocked all northbound lanes. Emergency services closed the lane and began diverting traffic onto nearby roads. Visibility was affected by the smoke.
Audio|Source: Nebraska State Patrol - Troop H & A
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Transcript:
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Vehicles fully engulfed, active fire in the northbound lanes.
00:02
Also, advise smoke could be seen from Old Cheney.
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Chad 104, I can confirm that.
00:07
Is traffic flow in there still?
00:09
Unknown at this time.
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320-1-1097, it's 52 northbound and they have the entire lane closed.
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Find out if they want me to run down and start diverting them off onto 33 or if they won't be on scene here.
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50 nerd.
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Goh320?
00:22
So there's a LSO unit on scene.
00:24
I don't have contact with the officers.
00:26
I don't know where he's at, but I talk to L4 or I guess Hickman Fire, and they indicate they're at least 10 minutes away from getting it back open.
00:33
I am going to run down to 33 because they don't need me on scene until I hear otherwise.
00:38
So I'm going to at least start slowing it down coming in.
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The team zero two.
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The other two-zero.
00:43
Go ahead.
00:44
Our LPD advised would be a good idea to have traffic diverted.
00:50
10 4. I will start that process here at the ramp and we'll try and run them onto 33 with just one of me.
00:57
I'm not sure how to move that's going to go yet, but the traffic volume is not terrible, so we'll see.
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US-52, United States
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