Bus fire near 46th Street station, Minneapolis MN
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a Metro Transit bus caught fire while traveling northbound on I-35W near the 46th Street station in Richfield. Smoke and flames were visible, prompting a response from the Richfield Fire Department. The bus blocked a lane and passengers were transferred to another bus. Emergency crews gained access through a nearby gate to manage the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Hennepin MN Transportation Group Calls
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01:55
Transcript:
00:00
28th Street apps, I have a bus fire.
00:02
Bus (number withheld) northbound 35W off ramp near 46th Street.
00:08
97? 97, (number withheld) north bound off ramp near 60th Street.
00:13
35 and 66.
00:16
Okay.
00:17
That's northbound you said? That wreck?
00:20
Richfield Fire has been started and CPA is here.
00:25
9397, I'll head that way too.
00:27
Okay.
00:28
Copy that.
00:30
Can you see if the next bus can swing by and pick up the passengers though? Yeah, I'm gonna see if I can have them exit some possibly.
00:42
Yeah, I'll see what I can do.
00:45
Twenty-eight to ninety-three and ninety-seven.
00:48
Actually, (number withheld) is at northbound BRT 46th Street and I-35W northbound.
00:56
Oh, okay, forty-six 30.
00:58
All right,
00:59
20. So the fire's out or that's a.
01:06
Is it parked blocking like under the bridge or is it parked out of the way? Or what are we driving into? Can we get a little more information by chance? Stand by.
01:18
He is in the northbound lane, in the middle of the 35W bus lane.
01:23
He is blocking the lane.
01:24
The bus was smoking heavily and there were flames, but it has not been engulfed or anything.
01:30
And it's northbound 46 at 35.
01:33
Okay, so it's in the station then, or before the station, correct? Correct.
01:38
It is right at the platform at the station.
01:40
Okay, thank you.
01:42
And that's at 46, correct? Not 66.
01:45
Correct, 46.
01:46
Okay.
01:48
One of us is going to have to get down and open the gate to get emergency in there then fill.
01:54
Let's go over to car to car fill.
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Location mentioned:
46th St & I-35w, 180 E 46th St, Minneapolis, MN 55419
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