Semi-trailer brakes catch fire on highway, Summit County UT
Fire & ArsonA semi-trailer on a highway westbound lane had its brakes catch fire near mile marker 174 to 175. There were flames and smoke visible from the back axle of the trailer. Emergency crews including fire engines and ambulance responded and coordinated extinguishing the fire. There was a language barrier with the driver. The fire was significant enough to require entry from the oncoming traffic lane for access.
Audio|Source: Summit County Sheriff, EMS and Park City Police
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Engine 23, Engine 21, Ambulance 21, Chief 201, vehicle fire large, at mile marker 174 I-80 westbound.
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Engine 23, Engine 21, Ambulance 21, Chief 201,
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on fire 2.
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I copy.
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You please me out.
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G19, I believe I found it.
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It's about 175.
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No flames or smoke.
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19, it's going to put on a place to flip around and come back to it.
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skewed 21 and tender 21 loss of being around.
01:07
Cabeats. Cabeats.
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I believe we're okay.
01:21
It's off the roadway looks like the trailer is detached.
01:25
Looks like on the back axle.
01:31
High Coffy, 84, I'm gonna cancel.
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Vehicle, it's gonna be 175 I-80 westbound.
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We do have an officer on scene saying there are no flames at this time, just smoke.
01:49
It looks like it is coming from the back axle of the trailer on a semi-truck.
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Hello there, Congress, thank you.
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One copy.
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19 arriving.
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Okay.
02:22
2019 looks like it's these brakes and they are on fire.
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First, I mean, it's just fine.
02:32
It sounds like the deputy is on site and fitted that the brakes are actively on fire.
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Any one unit, Scott.
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So here, guys.
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Just a hurry fire, please.
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I commit, units.
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Deputy is requesting that you exit.
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In 19 we're having translation issues.
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I don't know what he's hauling but we do have open flames at his back axle.
03:20
Can your officer maybe talk to the driver and see what the trailer is hauling?
03:30
Like they're having a translation issue with the driver at the moment?
03:35
They're now saying that they can see flames that it is the brakes that are on fire.
03:45
Just advised fire that prior to the vehicle there is a cutoff they can get, but they're going to have to go in the oncoming to get to it.
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Rescue 21.
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Go for ambulance 21.
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As we pull up, I'm seeing it behind me, but pull the crossway on this rescue as soon as you pull up and let's get water on it as quickly as we can.
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Roger.
04:26
Northern units per deputies, it sounds like that the fire is not going to be extinguished by a fire extinguisher.
04:36
And you're going to have to come into oncoming traffic prior to the fire.
04:41
Two to three copies, I don't want 72.
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Rescue 21 copies for about some mile behind Chief 203.
05:00
Chief 203, would you just advise which way you want us to come in?
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Yeah, if I think we're good in, he says we can, let's...
05:11
might have to just go along the way from them to check down the freeway for us.
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Happy things.
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