Overheated vehicle on highway near Cedar Ave, Minneapolis MN
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TrafficAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a vehicle emitting smoke on the highway near Cedar Avenue South. Initial reports suggested the vehicle was smoking after a crash, but it was later confirmed that the car had simply overheated. Ladder 3 and Engine 1 were on scene, and state patrol involvement was uncertain.
Audio|Heard on: Hennepin MN Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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02:41
Transcript:
00:00
Ladder 3, Engine 1.
00:02
A vehicle that is smoking, near Cedar Avenue South.
00:07
Ladder 3, Engine 1, vehicle smoking.
00:10
Near Cedar Avenue South.
00:12
Incident occurred on the highway as a vehicle left the area.
00:19
It's a Volkswagen four-door hatchback.
00:23
Map 307 Bravo at 1925.
00:26
Ladder 3, Engine 1.
00:27
For a vehicle that's smoking from a crash that occurred on the highway.
00:31
Near Cedar Avenue South.
00:34
F 307 Bravo at 1926.
00:38
Dispatch, ladder three arrived in the area.
00:40
We're trying to locate the vehicle.
00:44
Received, ladder three.
00:46
It's a Volkswagen hatchback.
00:50
Unknown color.
00:52
License plate (number withheld).
00:57
Dispatch, if you can try to do a call back and see if they'll wave us down when we go by, we'll circle back around.
01:05
Received callback.
01:07
Engine one, ladder three, we're going to come back or come across six.
01:12
Engine one received.
02:13
Dispatch, Ladder 3, this is an overheating.
02:23
Ladder three confirmed it's an overheated vehicle.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454
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