Semi-truck overturns in DeKalb County, triggers fuel leak, Columbus IN
TrafficA semi-truck loaded with 40,000 pounds of wire overturned in DeKalb County, which sparked a hazardous fuel leak and road blockage. The driver escaped injury.
Audio|Source: Altona Vol. Fire Department
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Transcript:
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Can you advise the next tip if you want to be en route to help pull them out? They just drove off the road.
00:15
Okay.
00:21
I'll stay here with them unless we have something else come out.
00:25
Sounds far.
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40.
00:34
Go ahead.
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We'll be en route shortly.
00:43
That is clear.
00:49
Hi, 21.
00:57
Go ahead and start Paddock, so he's about 70 C off the highway.
01:05
County is clear.
01:12
I don't know if anybody's going to come out tonight or not, but the road's getting to be impassable.
01:27
Go ahead.
01:30
Is there a trailer on this on my ears with just the truck?
01:34
There is a trailer, everything is going to be on its passenger side,
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way down in the ditch.
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I do not know if he's loaded.
01:41
I'll try to find out.
01:45
Very, thank you.
01:56
Now with the driver, he's not injured.
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However, we're continuing to the expert checkout.
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He's advising that he is loaded down with wire about 40,000 pounds.
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Clear.
02:11
Okay.
02:13
That.
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Okay.
02:16
Okay. Okay.
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... area.
02:25
Okay.
02:31
1046 7.7, I bought for West Miami.
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0.7.
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28?
02:45
10.
02:49
They'll be on the tractor, Indiana, I believe it's a permanent.
02:55
302, 3607, 302, 3607.
03:03
Okay, Claire.
03:04
Just 43, Paddockville and we're open.
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Here,
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uh, go ahead to advise Station 40 that we got a pretty good fueling.
03:17
Okay.
03:23
All right.
03:31
We have law enforcement on seeing and advising that there's an active fuel lead to it in the supply.
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Claire.
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We're doing it a lot of them.
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Go ahead.
03:49
You guys going up for 26.
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We're going to come in,
03:57
700 didn't come down.
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