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Semi truck fire reported at eastbound rest area 

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Johnson County, IA
A semi truck caught fire at a rest area, but all people inside got out safely. Flames were seen coming from the engine.
Audio|Source: Johnson County Fire/EMS
00:58

Transcript:
State from Cedar County calls. Go ahead for Cedar Rapids. Check if you have a car, I can head to the 271 eastbound rest area. We have a semi-on fire. There's a little bit of a language barrier. He advised everybody is out, but he does see flames in the engine. 10-4[1]-187[2] is en route. Do you know if the language is speak? I think it sounded like it. I'm bilingual, so I can help if you need help communicating. I just want to... I will send it to you guys. Okay, I'm at him 29th. Go ahead. We're at downtown campus.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Message received
[2]
187: Unit en route

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