Truck fire reported on I-77 near Welcome Center, Mt Airy NC
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a truck fire on Interstate 77 southbound near the Welcome Center in Mount Airy. The vehicle, a red International truck with a white box trailer transporting milk, was reported to have brakes on fire. Multiple fire units and tankers from Station 64 and the fire marshal's office were dispatched. A separate grass fire was also reported near Slate Mountain Road, with forestry personnel assisting.
Audio|Heard on: Surry County Public Safety
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03:48
Transcript:
00:00
Station 64 and fire marshal's office, vehicle fire.
00:03
I-77 South at the Welcome Center.
00:11
Station 64, we're in fire marshal's office.
00:14
Vehicle fire, I-77 South at the Welcome Center.
00:20
Station 64 and fire marshal's office.
00:23
Vehicle fire on 77 South at the Welcome Center.
00:27
Caller advises brakes may be on fire.
00:29
Located in a red International truck with white box trailer.
00:41
Sixty-four twenty-four en route to station.
00:44
Twenty-four to four.
00:48
Sixty-four oh two is en route to station.
00:51
Oh 02104. Sixty-four truck three en route.
00:59
Ten four chief.
01:05
Thirty sixty-four oh five is responding.
01:08
Oh five.
01:14
Sorry, she's forty-seven.
01:17
Sixty-four hundred and four en route.
01:32
Brady, yeah,
01:34
thank you.
01:39
All your responders for vehicle fire.
01:42
Caller advises hauling milk in the box truck.
01:50
They got me to do coffee.
01:53
Sixty-four Tanker 1 en route.
01:57
Tanker one, simple.
02:04
Sixty-four tank one, did you advise northbound or southbound? Welcome Center.
02:14
It's going to be southbound, southbound Welcome Center.
02:21
I'll be southbound.
02:29
Sixty-four Tanker 2 en route.
02:32
Tanker 2, message received.
02:37
Thirty-five traffic, message received.
02:41
Message received.
02:46
We got him 704 running around.
02:49
Also taking a grass fire as well.
02:53
I don't know if it's pinned to anything.
02:55
Station 68 and Forestry, grass fire near Slate Mountain Road.
03:14
Station 68 and Forestry, grass fire.
03:17
Near Slate Mountain Road.
03:20
Station 68 and Forestry.
03:23
Grass fire near Slate Mountain Road.
03:27
Grass fire spreading.
03:32
Over there 24.
03:37
Going 6124, 6404 is on scene.
03:40
Do you advise red International?
03:45
Then we'll red International with a white box trailer.
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Location mentioned:
I-77, Mt Airy, NC 27030
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