Vehicle brake overheats causing fire scare on highway, Ross County OH
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Fire & ArsonA vehicle on US-35 near Broadway Street exit experienced a brake fire scare due to an overheated differential. Emergency units confirmed no active fire. The trailer was removed and the truck towed from the roadway.
Audio|Heard on: Ross County Public Safety
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03:15
Transcript:
00:00
Jackson, it looks like I got one in the Gore here with a brake fire, I'll advise.
00:06
Okay.
00:11
I'll just add you to it.
00:13
I can't send me fun.
00:16
Okay.
00:22
289, Jackson.
00:23
Two in car, (number withheld).
00:24
289.
00:45
Engine 1, respond to near Anderson Station Road, Overlook Apartments.
00:51
Engine 1, respond to near Enterston Road, Overlook Apartments, Apartment 801 on a lift distance.
00:58
Timeout, 0638.
01:07
(number withheld).
01:09
Okay.
01:13
Yeah, is that on the trailer or the truck? That's one.
01:17
That's the trailer.
01:19
Yeah. Okay.
01:26
269.
01:29
X-ray Frank X-ray 3-4-2, Texas.
01:34
X-ray Frank X-ray 3542.
01:37
Okay.
01:39
It's a 22 Ford.
01:46
So there's an owner, Eagle, car,
01:49
transportation. It's NIF, that trailer.
01:55
There's a 23 trailer status active.
02:06
It says FL FL LLC.
02:10
Go ahead.
02:16
Dispatch the engine one.
02:23
Dispatch to engine one.
02:25
(number withheld).
02:33
We'll have 35 Westbound down to a very slow roll here at McCarty for a few.
02:52
Any of the vehicle must be regenting or something,
02:55
but there's no fire.
02:58
It's extremely hot, but the differential's out on it.
03:02
Okay,
03:04
go ahead.
03:06
He's off the roadway here in the gore.
03:07
He's got (name withheld).
03:10
They're going to take the trailer off the Broadway Street exit once they uncouple it and then tow the truck.
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US-35, Ohio
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