Ditches on fire along Highway 42 near Highway 28, Phelps County MO


Multiple ditches are burning along Highway 42 near Highway 28. A caller reported that someone may have intentionally set the fires. Fire department assistance and possible aid from other departments are involved.
Audio|Source: Phelps County Sheriff and Fire
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Transcript:
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Information only, we see that now on one call for a fire call in the Bell area.
00:06
May advise that the ditches are on fire, unknown the length of them?
00:14
Gen 4.
00:15
Five, venting roll. I'll be 108 to the J1 crash.
00:17
I was anything wrong there.
00:19
Flood conditions or just fire in the dip.
00:22
Caller advised that it seems like someone was lighting the ditches on fire.
00:27
To say that you could see the ditches on fire as far as you can see.
00:32
Timbork. Are you used in another fire department?
00:35
You sent through your transfer to call over to Elis County for Belfire.
00:38
Timbork. What highway was it or road was it?
00:41
It was Highway 42, close to Highway 28 on the south side.
00:46
Ten four. Now I'm going to have ten, twenty-five, unless they need traffic control.
00:49
Ten-four.
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Phelps County, MO
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