Vehicle fire caused by brake line near parking lot, Upshur County WV


A Hyundai Elantra caught fire in a parking lot near the hump. The fire started on the brake line and there was a possible gas tank leak. Flames were seen but the fire has now reduced to smoke. Emergency responders are on their way.
Audio|Source: Upshur County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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The caller advised that it was a brake line that was on fire at first.
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Flames were visible.
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It's now down to smoke, but she believes she has a leak in her gas tank and it was close to it.
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Uh, go ahead and have them continue for now.
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I'll advise once they get on scene.
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10-4[1] break ran off company 42 you got to be that traffic we're copy
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10 for you
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One's picked up on the 325 to go to Rocky River
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Department 66 at Eideng
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She said six seven six seven
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Hello.
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424, you're responding 1446.
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We responded to grounds parking lot north of the hump.
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It's going to be a Hyundai-A-Lontra.
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It was a brake-line fire.
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That's all herives that she believed that she had a gas leak and it was close to hit.
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It's now down to smoke only.
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Switch attack. So, uh, now departing high falls head at Westbound.
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Okay, you're high falls.
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Well, where are you headed over?
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Head back to the mountain.
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Okay, that's a copy.
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The spectra. Nature 4-out.
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415, you're responding.
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415, you're responding, 1448.
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We responded to grounds parking lot north of the hump.
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To be a Hyundai-A-Lontra, started out as a break-line fire.
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If I was just closer to the gas tank where they had a leak.
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It's now down to smoke only.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Upshur County, WV
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