Truck fire with possible gas leak in upland, Colton CA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a truck caught fire near North 5th Avenue and East Foothill Boulevard in Upland, with flames from the trash compartment and a possible gas leak. Fire units responded to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: San Bernardino County Fire - Valley
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03:39
Transcript:
00:00
All-victon Alpha 2, Baccallion 1715, 5243, Harvard Street, between Carrillo Avenue and Poulson Avenue.
00:15
Come on center of battalion, 1750.
00:19
Battalion 1750.
00:21
Yeah,
00:23
I'm going to have a M.R.
00:24
Postolo on the school.
00:26
1715 and I copy.
00:34
164 is not seen we do have one bird tech truck we do have fire coming from the trash compartment also I think it is an LPG off-casting so this heads up guys will be in the tag mode 164 from 149 I copy
00:57
Trash truck with flames coming from the trash compartment and possible LPG gas leak.
01:25
164-149 164-149
01:33
164-149 161-149 161 you up
01:49
Thomas Center, Italian 149.
01:53
Italian 149.
01:58
I'm on scene with 164 and 161.
02:02
We have one per tick trash truck with fire coming from the trash compartment.
02:08
Also we have a large possible LPG gas tank ruptured with an active leak.
02:15
If you can go ahead and start HazMat 73 as well as County Hazmat.
02:20
Sure units in attack movement.
02:22
I copy.
02:27
Also,
02:29
I'm going to assume foothill ICP is at my vehicle just west of the incident.
02:37
Hey, copy.
02:46
164, 149, you up on attack.
02:49
Yeah, go ahead.
02:55
Okay, we'll show you fire attack.
02:57
I've got 161 attached to you.
02:59
I'm taking command,
03:01
foothill IC, ICP, just west of the incident.
03:04
I've started a hazmat response for that LPG leak as well.
03:07
I got to be out.
03:11
We'll take fire attack.
03:13
For now, we're just going to get a supply, and we're going to hit it with the deck gun from the distance, try to keep it in check.
03:27
I copy.
03:28
Also, when we were coming in, it didn't look like any, but no exposure issues right now, right?
03:34
Aging affirmative, no exposures.
03:39
I copy.
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Colton, CA
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