Propane Tank Fire Near Railroad Tracks Causes Smoke, New Castle County DE
Fire & ArsonA propane tank weighing 1,000 pounds caught fire along railroad tracks near Oakwood Road. Smoke was reported in nearby areas including Weyer Drive and West Red Lion. There was also a report of possible explosion damage with a storm door blown off at a nearby location. Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene to address the fire and investigate the damage.
Audio|Source: New Castle County Fire
03:39
Transcript:
00:00
It looks like this is third party.
00:02
I believe it's going to be one of the residents from Weyer Drive.
00:06
Bising, there was a gentleman working on the tracks and his 1,000-pound propane tank caught fire along the tracks somewhere to the rear.
00:23
Okay.
00:26
Can you make a call back and just confirm which tracks? I'm sure there's only one set there, but make sure they're the ones that Norfolk Southern that go by right next to Oakwood.
00:52
Sick person, ambulance won't respond. Attention on the U.S. View Apartments, 225 West 4th Street, apartment 1-8.
00:59
Sick person, ambulance one response, I might 1246.
01:05
Ross from Red Lion Drive.
01:10
Okay.
01:23
B-9996-6-mew Drive, Mountain New Townhast.
01:27
1247. 1247.
01:33
Flood-night, Tarber.
01:35
Flood-9, Sarma.
01:37
Flood-9.
01:40
It's a co-active on Elliott Street.
01:48
It should be, yes.
01:50
Squal nods and out.
01:53
She's smaller.
01:59
That one's responding.
02:03
What's she's going?
02:17
5-minute gears line explosion 301 east motor drives open 1250.
02:26
gentleman that was with the vehicle that was calling this in now something of the operator is MIA we're starting an ALS and BLS just in case copy thank you any additional calls
02:45
Numbers in the surrounding area. Willamette Drive,
02:49
Oakwood itself,
02:51
as well as West Red Lion, all just claiming to see smoke in the area. It looks like 105 Lewis Court says the storm door was blown off.
03:05
Okay.
03:07
Okay.
03:09
He also was not at Oakwood.
03:12
She'd be Elliswifold.
03:18
We'll get two and one on this, correct?
03:24
Yes, I did not hear it from the latter, but I would assume by now they've gone to root.
03:29
All right, throw out the rest of the box, given the report of possible explosive damage.
03:38
Please. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Oakwood Rd, Delaware 19803
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