Brush fire starts on I-81 southbound near 201 mile marker, Rockbridge County VA


A brush fire started in the median near the 201 mile marker on I-81 southbound. The fire was caused by sparks from a broken axle on a truck pulling a horse trailer. The trailer itself did not catch fire.
Audio|Source: Rockbridge County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Company 7, Company 12, duty off the optimization update on ID1 soundbound, the 201 mile marker.
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We've got multiple reports of the brush fire in the median.
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Additional call from a tractor-trailer driver said that his trailer had caused sparks.
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The axle broke. The fire is off of the trailer.
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ECC-19-Sate.
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Dr. Gray's responding at 1908.
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It's going to be 541 southbound.
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Here is a 201 mile marker.
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He's got multiple reports of grass on fire in the median.
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Additional call from Merrill vass in that he had the Dodge truck pulling a trailer, the horse trailer, the axle broke, which caused Sparks.
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The trailer is not on fire.
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He got there else three.
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75-320 at 1909.
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Ivey-1 Southbound.
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It is a 201 mile marker.
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Multiple reports of a brush fire in the median.
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There's no call from a Dodge truck pulling a horse trailer.
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It said the axle broke and the trailer called Sparks.
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The trailer is not all fire.
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You can operate up to three.
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I-81, Virginia
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