Vehicle fire shuts down Highway 67 near Overlook, Ellis County TX
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire and police units responded to a possible vehicle fire on Highway 67 near Overlook in Texas. A gray vehicle was reportedly on fire, and responders shut down the northbound lanes to control traffic and assist with towing. The fire appeared to be contained, and the highway was temporarily closed for safety and recovery operations.
Audio|Heard on: Ellis TX Law Dispatch Group Calls
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03:17
Transcript:
00:00
11 and 12 vehicle fire.
00:03
Go ahead.
00:06
Highway 67, Overlook.
00:09
Possibly a gray vehicle on fire.
00:12
I'm en route.
00:14
Okay.
00:15
Section O3, you're trying to know of that.
00:18
Tim.
00:20
12-03, what are you coming from?
00:24
I'm not really close.
00:25
I'm over by SWFA Outdoors.
00:28
Same before, I can advise on this.
00:30
I'm over by the station.
00:32
For you.
00:34
Just not copy direct.
00:37
I was on the highway or service road?
00:40
On the highway. Time for 24.
00:45
1322 commercial vehicle.
00:48
Got. Got.
00:50
Drop down 67 at word on paper tag (number withheld).
01:01
Mary.
01:03
Eleven fourteen traffic.
01:06
Got.
01:09
4500 block East 37 eastbound on the paper tag (number withheld).
01:16
(number withheld).
01:18
It's a white Jeep, one time.
01:21
Morsi.
01:24
We'll be filling bill, fire's out with it as well.
01:29
Morsi.
01:31
If I can get another unit to come northbound on 67, Walmart, public traffic control.
01:39
I love it, I'm here.
01:41
We're going to have 67 northbound shut down at Overlook.
01:47
Perfect.
01:49
If you can come this way, we need to start possibly backing people down the highway.
01:55
Because it might be a while.
01:59
Ten-four, you want me to go on the highway or get on-ramp maybe from Walmart?
02:06
If you can go on the on-ramp at Walmart and keep people from getting on the highway.
02:12
I might see if I can get them to go off through the ditch on the service road here.
02:18
We see.
02:20
Then you can hand me that phone.
02:23
Yeah.
02:25
We'll need a tow for this vehicle as well.
02:29
Yeah.
02:31
Do we have another unit that can help with traffic control at the stop sign at the service road and Overlook?
02:39
I'm sure the team is rounding the unit up.
02:44
If you don't mind, so we don't get traffic building up, just let them run through the stop sign.
02:50
12 to 11, I'm going to head down here.
02:52
That's how you get here.
02:55
Sample.
02:57
Can I'll be told from 14th and 23-7.
03:03
Rickett. 1045 perpherparen-03.
03:06
Go ahead.
03:09
Are you good at your location? Do you need another unit?
03:13
I'm not out yet.
03:14
I'm about a minute out still.
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Hwy 67, Texas
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