Tractor fluid spill closes lanes on Main Street, Danville IN
Road ClosureA tractor spilled hydraulic fluid along about 1000 feet of Main Street in Danville, IN. Fire units established command and coordinated cleanup operations. Law enforcement closed the westbound lanes and then the eastbound lanes to manage the spill. The public works department brought out equipment including a street sweeper and oil absorbent materials to clean the area. Traffic was controlled and lanes were shut down until the spill was contained and cleaned up. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Hendricks County Fire - Ops 1
02:53
Transcript:
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Fire control 1903.
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1903.
00:08
I'm arriving on the scene.
00:09
I have a tractor that's lost apparently some hydraulic fluid.
00:13
I got about a thousand foot stretch of road running to shut down Main Street and the westbound lanes.
00:28
Clear Main Street in westbound lanes.
00:31
About a thousand feet of street needs to be shut down.
00:33
1219. We'll start law enforcement.
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Further,
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I'll go ahead and establish Main Street command.
00:43
Establishing command, 1219.
00:49
Ladder 191, if you can park there at Wayne Street, just to the east side, we'll try to get these cars.
00:57
A medic you can pull in front of me.
01:08
Man,
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1902.
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Go ahead.
01:15
It is high-dry flood.
01:17
They've already, they have a whole pallet full of oil dry.
01:21
They're going to do life to get this onto the road.
01:25
DPW has already been notified.
01:26
They are bringing out a street sweeper to clean the oil dry up when done.
01:32
Okay, so we haven't contained at this time.
01:38
Yes, it's contained other than what's actually out on the road.
01:44
Receive, control from command.
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Go ahead, command.
01:49
You can show containment complete.
01:53
Containment complete, 1222.
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1902.
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Go ahead.
02:05
I want to send the sheriff your way.
02:07
We can shut down eastbound.
02:08
I'll shut down the westbound air.
02:12
Claire, I'll get Danville PD to set down here and then you've got about a dozen cars between Tennessee and Wayne that need to get through.
02:23
Reef.
02:29
Danville PD is going to shut down Main Street Traffic at Tennessee.
02:38
And if you can send up some manpower up here, they got plenty of oil dry that we can use.
02:47
Control use of pack 134 and engine 133 or 33 response.
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Clear.
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