Train car fire reported near Mill and Lafayette streets, Norristown PA


Multiple 911 calls report a fire involving a train car near Mill Street and East Lafayette Street in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Power lines in the area may be affected. Emergency crews are responding to the scene.
Audio|Source: Montgomery County Fire and EMS East, Bucks Fire/EMS West
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Transcript:
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27 out on Type Fire, you know, East Lafayette Street, Fox 5230.
00:06
27, under Type Fire, you're a mill street, East Lafayette Street, Fox 5230, Norristown.
00:17
Yeah.
00:24
Assistant 27, go ahead.
00:26
Assistant 27 got a couple calls for unknown type fire in the area, multiple calls.
00:33
There's now a report of a possible train on fire.
00:41
Received Diamond Route.
00:46
Okay, from the sheriff's department.
00:48
Pretendants to sign of three.
00:50
Okay, you're 126.
00:51
First call for Mill and Lafayette.
00:54
Second call from the sheriffs is going to be Lafayette and Ford for a train car on fire.
01:05
The 27 K.
01:09
Go ahead.
01:13
300 block of West Washington, 52 cars are out with an old RV south of the tracks.
01:25
County, are you saying West Washington? I would think that would be East Washington.
01:35
It's how it says West Washington.
01:40
Boar is now saying on Lafayette near Washington Street in the sewer plant.
01:47
Receive, that should be East Washington.
01:54
And they're also reporting power lines to be affected.
02:07
So we got a good header from block to out.
02:10
We're out lot of the hard just to choose thrown.
02:21
Stopping service in the area.
02:31
Squatterly Quinn, if you drop in, we'll take your club, man.
02:40
Copy, we got eyes on.
02:41
We're heading down towards Ford right now, see if you can get access down there on Ford.
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