Semi trailer fire on northbound I-270 near Highway 40, Des Peres MO
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a fire on a commercial semi-trailer on northbound Interstate 270 near Highway 40 in Missouri. The trailer was on fire with heavy smoke from the engine area. Multiple fire units established water supply and command at the scene.
Audio|Source: St. Louis County Fire and EMS - South
06:57
Transcript:
00:00
First alarm.
00:02
Commercial vehicle fire.
00:04
Northbound 270 south at 40.
00:07
(number withheld).
00:08
Also respond.
00:10
Respond on fire attack 22.
00:20
First alarm.
00:21
Commercial vehicle fire.
00:23
Northbound 270 south is 40.
00:26
(number withheld). Also respond.
00:29
Respond on fire attack 22.
00:36
Motor camera.
00:38
The truck's partially blocked by the bridge, but we can't see heavy smoke appears to be from the engine compartment.
00:47
Okay,
00:49
do you have any tenders in route or no, or tankers?
00:58
24 is in service?
01:00
35, that's negative.
01:05
Okay, thank you.
01:10
State 35 to Kirkwood.
01:16
Are we assisted Central County and what TAC channel?
01:23
Affirmative, Central County, TAC,
01:26
22 commercial vehicle fires, the red semi pulling a white trailer on fire.
01:40
(number withheld) to Central County, we're responding.
01:47
We're kind of you copy that. We'll go ahead and start a tanker that way.
01:53
Affirmative, (number withheld) has been dispatched.
01:58
Okay, thank you.
02:05
Also respond.
02:07
Respond on FireTack 22.
02:20
Hey, Jeff, if it's (number withheld), we're going to find out, I don't believe they switched over to that I'm going to do.
02:28
In (number withheld),
02:29
we have an update location. We're northbound 270 approaching 40 and we're the unable to locate anything at this time.
02:47
That's Claire.
02:54
It appears that the trailer is on fire, not the cap.
03:02
You too, we're Claire. Far-riding.
03:13
Now he showed (number withheld) on seat, have one tractor trailer on fire.
03:21
(number withheld) on the scene, one tractor trailer on fire. We don't have any placard information at this time if you are able to get any of that.
03:29
It appears to be an unplacerd, open dry-haul container.
03:38
(number withheld) advise open container.
03:42
That's good, open container.
03:49
This county be advised to be a miscellaneous trash.
03:54
(number withheld) advising miscellaneous trash.
04:00
(number withheld),
04:01
if you have my next, he's coming to truck,
04:04
that was watch supply, essentially.
04:10
Sir, next incoming engine established water supply.
04:18
That's cleared, clear.
04:25
That's fair. That's fair.
04:32
(number withheld) from (number withheld).
04:39
Is this a semi? Can we disconnect the truck from the trailer or is it one piece of vehicle?
04:49
Cam, we can disconnect this trailer?
04:56
Yeah, if it's safe to do,
04:59
have them disconnected, pull away.
05:09
(number withheld) is on the same. We'll have back up water to (number withheld). We only got 300 gallons, so,
05:15
and we will be positioning ourselves for hydraulics.
05:24
(number withheld) on the same backing up water for (number withheld), 300 gallons positioning for hydroly.
05:33
I've got a (number withheld) side stretch.
05:39
Stats, Claire, we're waiting Amman to reconnect the phase.
05:47
(number withheld), that's clear.
05:54
(number withheld) with 2. I'm on the scene, I'll take command.
05:59
(number withheld) with 2 on the scene with command.
06:08
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06:31
Just pull up behind the rest of the equipment.
06:34
Pull up behind (number withheld), I'm sorry, (number withheld) so we can give them your water.
06:44
(number withheld) officer from command.
06:48
Go ahead.
06:51
Hey, I pass it up, just leave room for the equipment.
06:55
Take operations down there for me.
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