Semi truck brake drum fire on southbound I-5 near Riverside, Shasta County CA
Fire & ArsonA semi truck's rear brake drum caught fire on southbound I-5 near Riverside in Shasta County. A passerby helped put out the fire. Despite the damage, the driver tried to keep driving while the brake drum fell apart.
Audio|Source: CHP Northern Division - Redding Dispatch Center
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Transcript:
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3753 riding vehicle fire south dot i5 just north of riverside
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3753 it's the back drum on a semi truck limited information but it is on fire we have count firing room
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30753. The RP is a passerby that got the big rig to pull over.
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They extinguishes the fire.
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We're keeping CALFair going.
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37-3 commercial 102 the RP advised the back drum is coming apart now as the fire is extinguished the driver of the big rig keeps stating that they want to keep driving and it's trying to pull out it's described as a teal green cabin a silver box trailer
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373 I think they're pulled over on the side of the freeway it's south down north of Riverside
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3073 the involved has already left the RP tried to get them to stop but they pulled out so they're continued southbound now the teal green cap silver box trailer 102 you copy
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Commercial 102, the passerby tried to keep them from doing so, but the driver continued on there.
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Southbound I-5 north of Riverside, a teal green cab with a silver box trailer, and the drum that was on fire appears to be falling apart.
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I-5, California
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