tractor-trailer fire causes interstate traffic diversion, Newtown PA
TrafficA tractor-trailer fire on the interstate caused heavy traffic and road blockage. Emergency vehicles are using wrong-way driving on northbound lanes from Tremont exit to manage the situation, and officers are controlling intersections to divert traffic.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
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Transcript:
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2211. At 16, 10, operations will be on Bravo 2.
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Chief on scene stating you can go the wrong way,
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the northbound lanes from the Tremont exit.
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Probably that, bro.
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21 1201.
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Go ahead.
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I'm getting a lot of traffic out here at 209 and 125.
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Are you okay for your request 24 to the inner section?
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Yeah, that's fine.
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Do whatever you got to do. Copy. I have 1270 here if you need.
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Zero one?
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A new dispatch district 24 for fireplace to 25 and 209 to kind of keep some kind of order with this traffic coming out.
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Also you could put 1270 out at 209-025 handle in this intersection.
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Okay, it's 24 to Route 209, Route 25 intersection in Zervi.
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Copy. Circle fire, 6710.
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60710. China, get sure of 6710 responding.
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Responding 1614, Bravo to the Channel.
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You are to go southbound in the northbound lane from the Tremont exit.
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Chief 21 in command.
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Precute, county.
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Switching over to Bravo, too.
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String Street.
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Sitting with traffic control, 1614.
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710, 58, 50s.
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But then, that's all right.
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So you want to stop at our bill site here and grab the couple of guys to take along down?
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Affirmative, you guys up at Biglots and or Amazon.
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Where's the entrance to Amazon?
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Received. We'll swing up.
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30455. At 3455.
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We're riding in north end.
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All right, 16, 16, for any incidents that occur, I'll grab you on south here.
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Location mentioned:
US-209 & PA-25, Newtown, PA 17981
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