Tanker truck incident causes freeway closure in Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA
Fire & ArsonFire department units responded to a tanker truck incident near the 5 Freeway at Lorena Street in Los Angeles. The freeway was closed to traffic as a precaution due to potential hazardous materials. The driver of the tanker refused medical treatment after assessment. Emergency teams established safety measures to protect responders and the public during the operation.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire - Grounds
03:10
Transcript:
00:00
Pass that 21, Arboric C.
00:04
Go ahead for 21.
00:07
Yeah, best access is going to be from Lorena and opposing on the 5 freeway.
00:13
Stand by before opposing, we're having C.B ensure that it's closed.
00:19
However, the freeways around Soto and 5 North are all closed at this time.
00:28
Roger, we'll head over to Ryan. Stand by there, see you let us know it's clear.
00:39
Hazma 21.
00:41
Alternatively, CHP is stated in Southbound 5 to 4th Street on the shoulder.
00:46
However, you may have some traffic concerns.
00:52
So on all, I'm Roger.
00:57
All companies coming in to the incident from battalion one, either approach from the southbound five fourth or from Morena and opposed traffic. CHB hasn't controlled.
01:08
We have traffic completely shut down.
01:11
However, we're maintaining 200-foot clearance.
01:14
Do not approach from the down-and-wind side.
01:20
I can see you from my force, dude.
01:25
All right, four two, go ahead.
01:28
The rest of the two has made a full assessment of the driver of the tanker truck.
01:32
He is refusing treatment.
01:34
He's going to be AMA. They've done a full workup on him.
01:44
The squad 21 from Task Force[1] 21, we're headed to Lorraine, I'm going to oppose 105, that's the route we're taking.
01:53
We're out the road probably designed, he came north a bit.
01:56
We were trying to come back south, but it's japsed up, so we're going to, we're off freeway now.
02:00
We'll see each over there.
02:20
Lightforce 2, I see.
02:24
Go ahead.
02:27
Yes, I'm going to redirect you from extrication to protection.
02:31
Let's put a protection line on this side, where CHP is, have engine 2 set up for that.
02:36
We're going to move your light force, engine 25, and the rescue's back to approximately where the commiss was just on the other side of the over that.
02:48
Copy, Jake. I'll relay the motion.
02:51
Rescue[2] 2, rescue 25 if you copy.
02:57
25 copy. 25 copy.
03:00
Let's rescue do this.
03:02
Let's let them get in position. I'm going to see if I can get you on the downstream side.
03:07
Just for protection on that freeway where the heavy rescue is.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Task Force: Multi-company fire response assignment
[2]
Rescue: Emergency medical or rescue unit dispatched to provide assistance.
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I-5, Los Angeles, CA
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