Garbage truck fire near Rex Avenue in Richmond, Richmond VA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a possible commercial vehicle fire involving a garbage truck near Rex Avenue in Richmond, close to Moss Side Avenue and Corbin Street. A slight smell of smoke was reported coming from the truck, and crews took precautions to control the situation by having the truck empty its load and wet down the area. No unusual conditions were noted by the commanding officer.
Audio|Heard on: Richmond City Fire Dispatch
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01:55
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 14, Engine 5, Truck 6, and Battalion 2.
00:04
Commercial vehicle fire.
00:06
Near Rex Avenue.
00:17
Cross streets are Moss Side Avenue and Corbin Street.
00:29
All units responding to near Rex Avenue for the vehicle fire.
00:35
Semi.
00:37
It's going to be a fire in a natural gas truck.
00:43
Garbage truck.
00:50
Richmond 14 has arrived and found a garbage truck in the middle of the street.
00:53
Nothing out of the ordinary, 14 S command will be investigating.
01:22
There's a slight smell of smoke coming from the rear of the garbage truck.
01:37
Rex command orders the garbage truck to dump the load and wet everything down.
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Location mentioned:
Rex Ave, Richmond, VA 23222
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