Semi-trailer fire on I-64 westbound near mile marker 27, New Baden IL
Fire & ArsonA semi-trailer caught fire on the westbound side of I-64 near mile marker 27 in New Baden, Illinois. The trailer was fully engulfed while the truck cab was disconnected. Fire, EMS, and police responded, and westbound traffic was shut down.
Audio|Source: Clinton County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Sending your fire in the MS.
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I-64 westbound near mile marker 27.
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I-64 westbound near mile marker 27 for a semi-trailer on fire.
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The cab is disconnected from the trailer.
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It's just the trailer on fire.
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I'm going to be.
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Send a new bait and fighter from a new baited ambulance personnel.
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Respond, I-64 westbound, mile marker 27.
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I-64 westbound mile marker 27 for a semi-trailer on fire.
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The cab is disconnected from the trailer.
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It is just the trailer.
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That's engulfed.
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I don't know.
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Attention to New Baden Fire Department, New Baden ambulance personnel respond, I-64 westbound, mile marker 27, repeating I-64 westbound, mile marker 27 for a semi-trailer on fire.
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The cab is disconnected from the trailer.
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It is just the trailer that's engulfed.
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Timeout 148 WPTL 203 clear.
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When you're able to locate the trailer on fire, can you verify that it is at the 27? I took three calls.
01:46
All three callers were reporting either the 27 or the 28.
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27 is on the east side of the overpass.
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The other pass.
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Click, Connie, you even fire, company.
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Tenfold. Ten forty.
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Ten forty. Ten forty and twelve.
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40 to 12, you're unreadable.
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Copy, Page.
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Ten.
02:48
Counting in 25, the trailer is going to be located right at the exit 27 is right in the middle between the exit in the actual interstate right lane, so technically all-proof way.
03:20
Getting at D-5, any information from the drivers? The load of their trailers get here when it's loaded with.
03:29
New 8 and 5, I'm unsure at this time.
03:32
I don't believe any of my 911 calls were from the drivers.
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They were just from pass-a-by.
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County Sampoop can be out here with...
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Westbound side is in the case.
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The airport stop on the left side.
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You're unreadable.
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You're unreadable, Timmy.
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I'll be out here.
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204 David 12.
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You can see the flame from 164.
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161,
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I'm sorry.
04:46
Ten, four, I copied.
04:49
I believe it's in the median between the lane and the off-ramp.
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...by recovered by EMS 109.
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Are you able to make contact with that driver to see what possibly loaded on the trailer?
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I don't believe any of my 911 callers were the driver.
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All of them were moving westbound, correction usebound on 64.
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Clinton County 4112.
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4112, go ahead.
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40112, they're out six times.
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10.4. I'm not sure if you copied my previous traffic.
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PD is on scene.
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They have traffic shut down westbound.
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They stated the trailer is in the median between the right lane and the westbound off ramp.
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I-64, New Baden, IL
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