Brake fire on tractor trailer extinguished on I-91 south, Middletown CT
Fire & ArsonA tractor trailer on I-91 south near exit 20 had a brake fire. The driver put out the fire and continued driving. The fire department was initially sent but then canceled after the fire was extinguished.
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Transcript:
00:00
You start the FD 91 southbound about a half mile prior to exit 20.
00:05
You've got a tractor trailer unit in the right shoulder and it looks like there might be a possible brake fire.
00:15
Roger, we've got him rolling.
00:28
Hi.
00:30
Hi.
00:32
We just took a motor vehicle complaint headed near direction from Route 4.
00:37
It's going to be on a pickup truck with a trailer. Trailer reg is going to be Alpha Echo (number withheld), where the caller was swerving all over the road.
00:49
We did not have any officers see it,
00:52
and the caller is no longer behind the vehicle.
01:04
Troop H, Middletown on the hotline.
01:10
Middletown's on, go ahead.
01:13
You can cancel the FD.
01:16
Looks like the operator of that tractor trailer unit extinguished whatever fire he had and continued on his way.
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Location mentioned:
I-91, Middletown, CT
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