Vehicle smoking and disabled near Franklin and Centerway, Janesville WI

Traffic

Reported: 11/4/2025 05:42 AM

N Franklin St & W Centerway, Janesville, WI 53548

A vehicle has stalled and is emitting smoke near Franklin and Centerway. Fire and police units have been dispatched to the scene to investigate and assist.

Audio|Source: Rock County Public Safety

02:37

Transcript:

00:00

205.

00:03

205 questions.

00:06

Keep looking with this doll's vehicle near Jackson and Centerway, please.

00:16

205, I have a plate for you.

00:19

The cart is smoking and disabled.

00:25

104, you on fire out there?

00:27

Yeah, 104 just in case.

00:29

Put the plate when you're ready.

00:33

Go ahead with that.

00:37

Wisconsin DC (number withheld) XL193 for X-ray Lincoln.

00:46

104.

01:03

Engine 813 respond near North Jackson Street and West Centerway Street.

01:09

Foray Fire.

01:10

Vehicle. Cross streets are West Central Way Street and North Jackson Street.

01:15

Time now, 0744.

01:19

2044. 205, if you can advise fire to come from the north side, please.

01:30

25, 10, 4.

01:37

813 en route.

01:42

Happy Engine 813, you're in route. You're sending to the intersection of our Jackson Street and West Centerway Street.

01:50

The PDM scene is a stalled vehicle. It is smoking.

01:54

Requesting that you come in from the north.

01:57

Rock Fire 813 is on scene. It's actually Franklin and Centerway. We have a stalled vehicle.

02:03

It's been shown.

02:04

813 will be investigating.

02:11

206. I'm always 5. You can change it to Franklin and Centerway. It's right underneath the bridge on Franklin.

02:22

10-4[1].

02:28

205 Savior is en route.

02:31

10-4[1]. Yeah, sorry, if you could update the location to Franklin and Centerway.

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10-4: Acknowledgement/Affirmative

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N Franklin St & W Centerway, Janesville, WI 53548

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