Grass fire near Love's truck stop extinguished by staff, West Memphis AR


A grass fire started near the overpass at the Love's truck stop on Martin Luther King Jr Dr in West Memphis. The fire was close to an electric box. Employees at the location extinguished the fire before fire crews arrived.
Audio|Source: West Memphis & Marion Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
We have a grass fire on the corner by the overpass.
00:03
Call me advice, the fire is close to an electric box, near Martin Luther King Jr Dr at the Love's truck stop.
00:08
Thank you.
00:09
The garage doors open in the fence.
00:11
Okay. Company 3 respond.
00:12
Okay.
00:13
Okay.
00:14
Subtire respondent.
00:15
Check. Tadion, Unit 15.
00:17
Unit 15, you can just regard it.
00:19
Yeah, Unif15, you can disregard.
00:20
He was currently viewing them.
00:22
He don't see any one on the property.
00:25
He'll come and let the garage door down.
00:26
You guys can leave the scene.
00:28
Dispatch, company, three.
00:29
Dispatch, you show us on the scene.
00:31
It appears that the employees have put the fire out, keep out in the best gamefire.
00:34
Officer 3 have MOK command.
00:35
Battalion, you disregard.
00:36
Okay.
00:37
Battalion, disregard. Battalion, disregard.
00:38
Dispatch, email pack, ma'am.
00:39
Okay. Dispatch, your fire is out for our arrival.
00:41
We do pull the boat's line just to weigh it down a little.
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Location mentioned:
Near Martin Luther King Jr Dr, West Memphis, AR 72301
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