Hazardous materials incident near East River Road and 44th, Afton MN
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a hazardous materials incident involving a commodity train car and nearby diesel tank near East River Road and 44th. They set up a safety perimeter and managed water supply due to lack of hydrants in the yard.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Three North, prepare yourself.
00:05
Three North, stop me.
00:06
The captain's self of the command.
00:08
We're arriving at the East River Road side of 44th.
00:10
What's going to be our best access?
00:12
There should be a train master there.
00:14
It looks like a commodity car.
00:17
Copy over by the diesel tank.
00:20
The perimeter.
00:21
Right across from Waterworks.
00:22
Copy. We'll be arriving there momentarily.
00:24
On East River Road, stand by, we're waiting for an ambulance to move.
00:28
Command Go.
00:29
Okay, we're going to be relocating and we've got to get 624 is backing out and we will advise once we get Unified Command Fire's just arriving.
00:43
Having that relocating and you'll advise 723.
00:46
610-624. Go ahead.
00:49
You guys almost out of here? We've got to get all these fire trucks are trying to get in.
00:53
Arama-thous out.
00:54
Dispatch, Philly Engine 2 is arriving at you stripper up.
00:56
Frily engine 2 is showing you arriving at 724.
00:59
724. I'm just getting here.
01:06
Let's stay to the parking lot.
01:07
We'll see if we're going to go.
01:09
725.
01:11
7. 705. (number withheld) Street.
01:13
For a suspicious black four-runner with a white male 25 to 45.
01:16
wearing a black hoodie had a bag that he was clutching onto, went behind the concession stand at the southern roll of baseball diamond, and disappeared into the wood.
01:24
We all right to be willing the lines.
01:26
I'll need a supply line to them.
01:29
Okay,
01:30
hold on. 1026. 25.
01:31
Out here.
01:32
Mr. Mad, cap,
01:33
12. Captain's cold.
01:34
A hydrant, close.
01:35
Standby, I gotta try to pull up a map here.
01:37
Command from St.
01:38
Anthony, were you calling St.
01:40
Anthony for a hydrant? Anthony, do you copy, bring your engine out, we're going to nurse.
01:43
You're thankful. Copy. We do not have any hydrants in the yard on this side of the tracks.
01:47
We have to be out somewhere on East River Road.
01:49
Copy that, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
River Rd S, Afton, MN 55001
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