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Brush fire on Interstate 57 southbound near milepost 51Franklin County IL

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I-57, Illinois

A brush fire spread over an area of about 40 by 40 feet along southbound Interstate 57 near milepost 51. Fire and emergency units were dispatched to contain and control the fire. The fire is located off the roadway on the west side of the interstate.

Audio|Source: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
I have a fire off the Interstate 57, southbound, no mile marker.
00:04
One. Okay. Sent it's in the brush on the long side of the interstate.
00:07
All right here, and it sounds like a time out.
00:23
There was airbag deployment.
00:26
One vehicle rolled over, and you're on the side of the road.
00:30
The other vehicle...
00:31
One engine... Drivers been released.
00:38
Issued a citation, no valid registration.
00:41
George Towing has the vehicle over at (number withheld).
00:44
Show units tonight.
00:47
Careful.
00:58
Yeah,
00:59
FDA, Ninja 4 will run that.
01:05
Marion Coppies, also Lake of Egypt is busy with another fire.
01:11
19, DuCoyne.
01:12
Do you know what kind of fire this is? Is it a semi or a passenger vehicle?
01:20
It's a brush fire off the side of the grass fire.
01:24
I-57 Southbound Mountpost 51, I-57 Southbound Mountford 51.
01:29
Passed by by, the grass fire just started.
01:33
Rain and has fire en route.
01:35
It's off the roadway on the west side.
01:37
We have five right now.
01:40
One coming in.
01:44
(number withheld) and SD9, please.
01:50
Message, Steve.
01:55
Where do you want that for? Very bar, my caller was pulled over with the fire and he was about a third of a mile south as to the 51.
02:04
Message your state, thank you.
02:17
Tenfold. I will do what I can find out.
02:21
Receive.
02:27
(number withheld). If you can you respond, Meridian PD,
02:32
transfer to 911 about a grass fire?
02:35
They have fire en route.
02:36
It's IP27 Southbound Maupolis to 51, IPA7 Southbound Maupos, Pye 1.
02:45
Taken us.
02:48
49, Temple.
02:54
Going next night, I'm clear.
02:55
He has two in the route.
02:56
All speaking, I take a graph fire, 59.
02:59
A. Adam, T.
03:01
Tom, and T.E.
03:02
Iaita, and Nora,
03:04
S. Dam, O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.
03:07
First is Carla,
03:09
to Charles A.
03:10
Adam, R. Robert, L.
03:11
Lincoln, A.
03:12
Adam.
03:13
Middle at Sam.
03:15
Nivert (number withheld).
03:16
(number withheld). Red lights, anchor 3.
03:21
(number withheld) motor is 57, Southbound near the (number withheld).
03:24
57 Southbound miles close near (number withheld).
03:28
It's Dodge the gun truck with a trailer.
03:30
Dodge pick up for the trailer, have the phone tire on the trailer.
03:33
Go ahead, Mary.
03:34
Does not have tools to fix it, they'd be okay to put the till company out.
03:38
The RP actually called here, I saw a phone with him.
03:42
Sounds like it's going to be on the west side of Interstate southbound, around the 51.
03:48
It says it's probably about 20 by 20-20 areas.
03:51
On the other side of Interstate that's on fire.
03:58
Yeah, Marion Petit, I'm on scene here.
04:00
We got about a 40 by 40 area on fire.
04:04
Give me an engine and FD9 down here.

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