Flatbed trailer fire on Route 6 in Sheffield

Heard on: Lee County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Sheffield 201, 204.

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Deputy on scene is advising the rear trailer.

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The tire is, the fire is progressing towards the load of the flatbed.

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You copy, 10-4.

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You copy, 10-4.

00:33

Now he's a page.

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That's advised.

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They stated it was a flatbed trailer.

00:48

Okay, flatbed trailer.

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It will be an electrical control building on as a load.

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Two com,

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Sheffield Fire.

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Two alarms on the scene.

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We'll be shutting down

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Route 6.

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I'm gonna need a cop at the top of the hill to the east to stop traffic.

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Additional en route now.

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Two com, White Fire.

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Go ahead.

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White Fire is gonna have to pass.

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I have some questions.

7/29/2026 12:03 PM

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US-6, Sheffield, IL

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a trailer fire on Route 6 near Sheffield, Illinois. The rear flatbed trailer carrying an electrical control building appears to be burning, with the fire moving toward the load. Fire crews are on scene, have called a second alarm, and are shutting down Route 6 while law enforcement is requested to stop traffic on the hill to the east.

Flatbed trailer fire on Route 6 in Sheffield

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