Grass fires ignite near 50th Street railroad tracks


Audio|Source: Waseca County Police, Fire & EMS
03:10
Transcript:
I'm just approaching. Could be advise? I had another call on this. I stated that there was flames coming off of the train that was headed towards Wasedica. I'm going to get hold of CP and see if they can check it out. Yeah, I'm just approaching it. It's causing zero visibility. And if the grass is on fire. 243 (name withheld) is revoked and clear out of Oatano. Thank you. 8109, 800. We're going to have two spots. 10.4. Make that 4. 104. 8100. 8100. Go ahead. Just advise, CP, that I don't see anything on the training right now, but we do have a lot of dishfires. Never. Good 421 to 8100. 88109, 8100. Go ahead. They're out. Have you in a row. Go ahead. I'm going to try to get this blocked off, but there is zero visibility at 50th Street and 014, so I'm not going to cut it off in case somebody hits me. No more. 54, 51, 8100. Go ahead. Also en route, over. Copy in route. Okay, I know on the phone with CP. Are there confirmed flames, or is it just smoldering and smoky? smoldering and smoky, but there's several patches along the railway. Number. We got a pretty good win. Never. Brush truck. Go ahead. Obviously, we could see the smoke. When we get up there, we might have to turn out the railroad staff on the foul type of the railroad track. Do you go higher if you're copying? It's going to start right after my squad here. Ninth Canadian Pacific is asking if you know an approximate size? You're going to have a good quarter mile. Go for. 6421, 8100. What? Country. Go ahead. It was not a long train. It had about six cars on it and an engine, maybe eight, and it was that whole length that started it on fire.
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50th St, Minnesota
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