Semi-truck contacts live power line causing small field fire, Danvers IL
Fire & ArsonA semi-truck in a field near County Road 150 East made contact with a live power line, causing a small cornfield fire. The driver exited the vehicle and put out the fire before calling emergency services.
Audio|Source: Bloomington and Normal Fire
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Transcript:
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Danvers Fire and Ambulance near County Road 150 East
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Semi-truck in a field in contact with a live power line near County Road 150 East.
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Engine 1, truck 1, medic 1, and engine 4, fire alarm, 104, Eastwood Street, Woodhill Towers, South Tower, Cross Street, Southeast Street and Westwood Street, South Main Street.
00:36
Time of 0816.
00:47
Go ahead.
00:50
Acknowledging page, waiting on personnel.
00:55
817. Are you acknowledging for fire as well?
01:02
No.
01:06
Never.
01:11
Mac, I'm the numbers.
01:12
Our acknowledging page.
01:14
Nodging 817.
01:20
On 3040.
01:23
Go ahead.
01:26
It's got to report your mouth.
01:31
Around 819, there's going to be a gravel lane a little south of this address that extends to the east off of 150 east.
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It's going to be about a quarter mile down that gravel road where it curves.
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The truck is going to be in a field adjacent to that curve.
01:47
It's in contact still with the live wire.
01:50
It had caught the cornfield on fire.
01:52
The driver exited the vehicle and extinguished the fire prior to calling 911.
01:59
Okay, message received.
02:00
Do we know what utility this might be, whether it's Corn Belt or IP?
02:10
No, we're starting with Ameren and they'll advise if it's there or somebody else's.
02:19
Measure you see if we got PD en route also.
02:24
Negative.
02:26
I can start them if you want.
02:29
Yeah, if I'd get me an accounting officer coming.
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Location mentioned:
County Rd 150 E, Danvers, IL 61732
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