Combine hits power line causing field fire and trapping operator, Lee County IL
Fire & ArsonA combine hit a low-hanging power line near Bell Callon Church Road, causing wires to fall onto the vehicle. This ignited a fire in the nearby field. The operator was trapped inside the combine as the fire spread closer.
Audio|Source: Lee County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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1060s, German Valley fires, fire is near Bell Callon Church Road.
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A combine has hit the wire, the wires are now down on top of the combine,
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they are right by the road.
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This is the county control 2, German Valley Fire.
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Fire is needed near Bell Callon Church Road.
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For a combine that hit low wire,
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we've retained an update that the combine is now away from the wire, but there is a fire in the field.
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We've got to be able to hear 1450.
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Valley, go ahead.
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Thank you very much.
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Civilian 37-4.
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Just for information, the person on the field in the combine was wired on time.
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We were unable to get it moved away.
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They're unable to get out of the combine and the fire is getting closer.
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Kippa.
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Dispatch 1408 en route 1409, 1409.13,
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it's currently 1422.
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Church Rd, Brooklyn Township, IL
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