Truck and trailer carrying grass on fire on interstate, Vail CO
Fire & ArsonA truck and flatbed trailer carrying grass caught fire while traveling westbound on Interstate 70 near mile marker 180 near Vail. The vehicle briefly pulled over before continuing on the highway. Emergency responders including fire and ambulance units were dispatched to the scene. Authorities were attempting to locate and stop the vehicle to address the fire.
Audio|Source: Vail, Avon, Eagle, Edwards, Gypsum, Minturn, ECSO - Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Vail Ambulance, Engine 1, Engine 2, and Battalion 3, Westbound 180, at Interstate 70 Westbound.
00:09
Motor vehicle fire.
00:12
Bail, Middick Fix, Copytones.
00:15
Medic 6 at 1553.
00:21
It's responding to the motor vehicle fire.
00:24
Built up the westbound 180, the RP originally said that the vehicle pulled over, and then they continue to drive westbound on the interstate.
00:32
They are continuing westbound wheel a air as a traffic complaint.
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255.
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255.
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We'll stand by encirters and if law is able to stop the vehicle or respond.
00:46
I think it's four.
00:48
I copy tones on East Dispatch.
00:50
Can you confirm where the motor vehicle fire is on 70?
00:54
Vail officers airing traffic complaint for the westbound I-70, break.
01:00
Well, Medics 6 will also be standing by in quarters.
01:05
Evidence detect.
01:08
Continuing traffic plate from the Westbound 180.0, this is a truck and trailer on fire carrying grass, it's flatbed trailer.
01:15
It pulled over at one point, but then continued westbound on the interstate again, westbound from the 180, this came in three minutes ago.
01:24
No, C30.
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Last unit call.
01:28
Apologies, you can,
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you know, head up to the interstate from Westville.
01:37
As well,
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I'll be in route from online test.
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1356.
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21.
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6-21. 6-21.
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In route to...
02:05
Ease,
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704. Correction, 702.
02:11
1558.
02:15
Engine 1, engine 2, uh,
02:21
Nice.
02:24
Two engine one.
02:25
We don't do anything at the 180.
02:27
We're going to head up.
02:34
They're a good copy.
02:36
I think I just saw there's a pickup truck towing a trailer with sod on the back.
02:41
You look like he was about the chain down area.
02:45
We're going to loop around at the 180 exit and see if you can track him down.
02:50
I didn't see any smoke.
02:52
Okay, copy that.
02:56
Engine 2, that vehicle description seemed to match what the caller was describing,
03:00
and the caller originally said they pulled over near the 180, but then continued driving.
03:05
They might have pulled off at that chain down.
03:11
They don't know, I copy.
03:13
Yeah, he was mobile at the time we saw him come in westbound, so we'll see if we can catch up with him.
03:20
It did not appear to be any smoker plane that we could see.
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I-70, Vail, CO
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