Vehicle fire with explosions on Florida Turnpike southbound, Osceola County FL
Fire & ArsonA vehicle caught fire on the Florida Turnpike near mile marker 231 southbound. The fire involved explosions and fireworks inside the vehicle. Firefighters shut down the southbound lanes to extinguish the fire and contain the situation.
Audio|Source: Osceola County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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fire to the vehicle.
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The caller that was actually the driver of the vehicle, it was a little bit closer to the 230 -mile marker.
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Off at us, SWAT 53 additional units. We did find the vehicle on the cameras.
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Per the turnpike cameras, they're at 231 southbound. Again, they're at 231 southbound.
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9-7 to engine 63.
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63, go ahead, the concept.
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Firefighter cast out for today if he's interested.
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Two spots, Rescue 42 or Rescue 43?
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That's just...
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Just 63, Firefighter Chief, I'll be a negative, sir.
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Copy negative on over 10.
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Rescue 12.
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Medical.
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At (number withheld) Royal Street, Unit 4.
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Cross Streets or East Cypress Street.
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Select Pack 1.
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Offa, Squad 53 additional units. We received additional information from the deputies on scene that there's also fireworks inside of the vehicle.
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That's affirmative.
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6.44 hours.
01:31
Squad 53 is arriving on scene. We have an unknowing type of vehicle. It's fully involved. We're going to shut down the turnpike southbound on both lanes.
01:41
We do have explosions and a large amount of fire coming from the vehicle.
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We'll be out investigating.
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Copy, sir.
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53 outfield.
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Just had a large explosion from the vehicle.
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Fire is mostly knocked down, but we do have fire now off the roadway in the turnpike.
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We're deploying a 200-foot line.
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Copy, large explosion, most of the fire down, pulling turn our line 6.36.
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The engineer, we're going to need a little more pressure.
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One of this best, because Timmy Tower, daily radio check.
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Got it.
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BASA and clear?
02:31
All right here is well-thing. Do you all.
02:35
Swap is free alpha. We have water on the fire.
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Squad 53 copy of water on the fire since the video.
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