Vehicle fire causes road closures on 17th Street, Philadelphia PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a vehicle that was completely on fire near 17th Street in Philadelphia. Traffic was blocked off while firefighters worked to contain the fire. Due to water used in firefighting operations, a salt truck was requested to prevent ice buildup, and several surrounding streets including Porter and Shunk were closed temporarily.
Audio|Heard on: Philadelphia PA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:33
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, firewood's en route.
00:02
Got a vehicle fully engulfed near 17th Street.
00:11
All right, anyone else?
00:14
The 3rd in.
00:16
Alpha traffic control.
00:19
Have someone block off the top of the street on a quarter southbound.
00:26
All right, so I want to take southbound.
00:29
Block them off quarter.
00:31
It's 17th and Porter.
00:36
One command, saw him with a quarter.
00:41
One special one, I got firetruck pulling up.
00:50
Three thirty-two, get a call back for a better location.
00:52
The address is off at (number withheld).
00:56
Hi, is there a district supervisor for a callback?
01:00
Try to repeat.
01:02
Can we get a call back seven and nine east past (name withheld)?
01:06
I got it. Who's on that?
01:09
Three three two.
01:11
That's how they received.
01:14
On special one.
01:16
Special one.
01:19
Cole Street Department.
01:20
When they start spraying water, we're going to have ice everywhere.
01:22
So see if you can get a salt truck out here ASAP.
01:25
All right.
01:28
121.
01:30
Yep.
01:32
121.
01:34
121, can I get the DC numbers over there?
01:37
You gotta give me a minute.
01:40
Chief.
01:41
Three (number withheld).
01:45
One eighty-two. One eighty-two.
01:49
Can you notify SESA that the route is going to be shut down?
01:55
All right, that's for Porter.
01:57
Right?
01:59
Yeah, I have a block at Porter.
02:04
Does one also need Shunk shut down at Sixteenth Street? Prevent traffic down by that fire truck at 16th and Shunk.
02:13
We're good right now, and (name withheld), thank you.
02:16
Three hundred and twelve, you can resume the callback.
02:18
We found the complaint.
02:21
Receiver (number withheld), best for me to (number withheld).
02:27
(name withheld), please.
02:29
All right, SESA was notified to shut down and Streets was notified to send a salt truck.
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Location mentioned:
S 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19145
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