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Semi-Truck on Fire at Pilot Truck Stop, Driver FleesPiedmont SC

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Near Frontage Rd, Piedmont, SC 29673

A semi-truck caught fire at the Pilot Truck Stop near Frontage Road. The driver left the scene while the truck was still burning. The fire occurred about 100 feet from gas tanks. Emergency responders are on site managing the situation.

Audio|Source: Anderson County Public Safety
04:21
Transcript:
00:00
Hello. Hello. This is wonderful for your rep party two for a vehicle on fire. Near Frontage Road at the pilot truck stop, I-5 at 2.35.
00:08
Never.
00:15
Station 24, Fire Control, Station 24, your copy call.
00:20
May 4. Party 2 for an assault, Channel 2. Timeout,
00:24
239.
00:25
Fire control, you're 24-1s and they're out.
00:29
4-1-2.
00:31
That's 1212. Play-A-4. Party 2, Channel 2.
00:37
Copy on the 12-1-C.
00:39
4.
00:42
Engine 24-1, I copy en route, vehicle fire, near Frontage Road, pilot truck stop off at exit 35.
00:48
It's going to be a semi-truck.
00:51
Five minutes away from all hazards, about 100 foot from the gas tanks. The driver is on site, unknown what they were carrying at this time.
01:02
Medic 4. Party 2 for an assault at this time. 4.08, Mahaffey Street, request of our law, one team.
01:12
Toppy engine 2 and route for...
01:19
Definitely, it was 24-unton.
01:22
Copy it was 24-on-team.
01:25
By patrol, engine 24-1 in the area, something to locate.
01:33
Not the engine 24-1 in the area.
01:40
C-9-4-10-23[1]-8-56. C-9 -4-10-4.
01:49
Fire control, this is 241. Engine 24-1.
01:56
Engine 24-1, go ahead.
02:01
We've moved the parking lot when I'm in trouble locating. Can you give us any more details?
02:05
HALS 24 Central.
02:08
Stand by.
02:10
Copy standby.
02:16
You call it 24.
02:17
Yes,
02:22
there are fires in the area trying to locate. I don't know if you were on scene with the actual truck.
02:33
Negative, ma'am, I'm just the fire stroke right now.
02:37
We're trying to loop that.
02:38
And for one of my partners is on the line at that call, or so we'll advise shortly.
02:43
Just four things.
02:50
24 Warrant, you need us to stand by since you can't find nothing.
02:55
Yeah, let's stay at myker now. If we find something,
02:59
I'll go ahead and roll.
03:05
Engine 24-1, we have the caller back on the line. He's advising that the truck apparently drove off.
03:12
No longer on scene.
03:16
He looks 24 central that. Caller is advising he's not witness the trucker drive off, but the vehicle is still on fire.
03:25
Gotty's truck, throw off, show engine 24-1, Clayover time.
03:31
Yeah, well.
03:33
I apologize, I'll say you back to me.
03:37
Copy plate returning.
03:40
Yeah,
03:43
I've been going back one.
03:45
A.L. 24 back on up.
03:49
Yeah, it's 24 and 104. I got a spike on one returning.
03:56
Ninety Tony Quartz in 1924,
03:59
Anderson County.
04:01
Near Frontage Road, near Frontage Road.
04:04
Its 18-wheeler has OK trucking on it.
04:11
The caller advised that the 18-wheeler was on fire and then the driver took off with a vehicle still on fire. County, where no-co is clear at 0248.
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[1]
10-23: Arrived on scene

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Near Frontage Rd, Piedmont, SC 29673

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