Large fire from possible plane crash near airport waste area, Louisville KY
Fire & ArsonA large fire occurred near the waste management area south of the airport in Louisville, Kentucky. It is possibly caused by a plane crash. Emergency responders reported seeing a huge plume of smoke and flames about 30 feet high. One person with severe burns was found in the back of a pickup truck. Authorities shut down nearby roads and began evacuating businesses in the area. The situation is being handled by police, fire, and EMS teams on site.
Audio|Source: Louisville Metro Police 1 - Divisions 6 and 7
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Transcript:
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6.20, there's a huge plume of smoke that you can see from the 6th Division.
00:06
Yes, okay.
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611M-F2.
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17-17.
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6.20, 440, I'm saying.
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70-7.
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6.2.2. Charlie[2], 1711.
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6.12. Charlie[2], 1711.
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719 radio, I guess whenever they can advise where the responding units need to write them.
00:44
619, what's this call?
00:47
The 619, they're saying it's going to be possible plane crash.
00:55
It's going to be Front Valley in Gray's Lane, instead of plane landed on top of the building.
01:03
Ten-four.
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1718.
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Air 30, put us on it.
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Air 30, 1718.
01:17
620. Are we getting any further from airport police?
01:23
Car one, I've got pictures of it. You see smoke. There's a pretty good fire going.
01:27
I can't confirm that's what it is, though.
01:32
Nothing from airport police currently.
01:36
6.20 I copy. It looks like it's going to be, I'm about a mile out. I can see the airport by it.
01:42
Aircraft control tire. It looks like it's going to be coming south of there, possibly from like waste management area.
01:51
It's okay. Yeah, they're saying it's, uh,
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near Waste Management.
01:56
It's a huge fire by waste management.
02:02
7206 take closer to our loss in front valley very long.
02:11
Still trying to find out, sir.
02:12
They're just saying explosions south of the airport, possibly near waste manager.
02:21
760 and we're up. We'll be on and I'm not getting off. Not to look now. I'll check the waste management side.
02:26
716 never heard. 1719.
02:31
7, 15 Baker[1] and 3 Adams.
02:34
We're pulling in a waste land right now.
02:38
17.9.
02:44
It's definitely south of the airport. It's on the gray lane area around like grade 8 recycling and stuff for sure.
02:55
642, yeah, may that run.
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17, 20.
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6x10iatic we shall answer exactly that.
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7020.
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H.O. H.S.O.
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22 as well.
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H.S.L. 22, 1721.
03:16
6.15 Baker[1] Radio. Clear myself in 5 Adam. At his first run.
03:27
17.21.
03:33
If anybody from fire or anywhere else can advise the staging area for the command post,
03:39
I'm pulling up in the general area now.
03:42
First case I can find out.
03:45
Step 15 Baker[1], that main interest to waste management is for me to lock. I don't know if we could get a hoist somebody and get that door open.
03:51
But we're going to go down grade lane trying to get there through the backshodd.
04:02
16-Begger, it's going to be up the landfill.
04:05
I'm going to go into waste management and see if I can get closer.
04:11
Okay, St. Pete's Baker[1], going to waste management.
04:18
Responding to plane crash.
04:21
They are sending the mobile DOC. Haven't said where they're going to take it yet.
04:29
713 out of Radio Monty.
04:31
We're going to shut down Gray Lane, anywhere south from Stoge's start turning traffic around.
04:40
Flames are about 30 foot in the air.
04:45
Mr.K.
04:46
620, I'll be taking command for now from PV's side. Have a unit shut down,
04:51
grade lane, I guess, over here at Crittenden,
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before the train tracks.
04:57
Chris Okay, any unit to grade lane in Crittenden, shut down grade lanes to the train tracks?
05:03
I said a lot of people at Studens were trying to get out of here, so keep a hole open for them. We're going to push them toward our route.
05:12
Is okay.
05:18
I need EMS at a grade lane at Stooges have a subject extremely burned in the back of a truck here. He's out with moving towards the fire trucks.
05:29
Okay, EMS grade lane at Stooges for a patient burned.
05:34
It's going to be a flatbed, pickup truck, white chab, subjects in the back, severe burns.
05:44
Okay, I'll flatbed pickup, Chuck's really burned in back.
05:51
Hey, Marcus, uh, there you're evacuating UPS down here on Gray, they're pushing towards our loop, so leave it out for them so they can get out.
05:58
Good for, if you have any additional units to come towards Stooges, Stooges, I need extra help to start evacuating people immediately.
06:05
The additional people towards Stooges.
06:07
Okay,
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for them, Stooges.
06:13
6'0,000. 620.
06:16
I need somebody from police to call off on channel who's blocking Gray Lane and I, Crittenden.
06:22
We're still getting a lot of cars heading this way.
06:25
What units are rocking off ready lane at Crittenden?
06:28
30 radio.
06:34
30, go ahead.
06:36
You probably do, have the third division start that way, get grade-length curtain,
06:40
or outer loop, I would say.
06:43
Rescate.
06:45
30 do you want as many things send?
06:52
I mean, however many to seven to six divisions need over here, I'd have them send at least some RRT.
06:59
I'm okay, 620, 16 you okay?
07:02
Please, William. Get on RRT. I will be PD Command Post, 6708 Gray Lane.
07:11
I'm okay, PD Command 6708, Great Lane.
07:19
Here's the EOC or the Police Command Post.
07:23
Trying to find out now, sir.
07:29
There's going to be down wires probably still live that's right across from where the crash happened on grade.
07:39
Great, okay.
07:44
Roll back on channel.
07:47
Free Phil Baker[1], 70.6. You start for recruiting in the Gray Lane. We'll block off Gray Lane, please.
07:54
Great.
07:57
313 charlie i'm on channel school 13 charlie 1726
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Baker: Phonetic designator for the letter B used in law enforcement communications and unit identifiers.
[2]
Charlie: Phonetic code for "C" or medium-priority (Priority C) medical response in police communications.
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Location mentioned:
Gray Ln, Louisville, KY 40258
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