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Vehicle fire reported on eastbound lanes near State Road 19, Elkhart County IN

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audio iconFire & Arson
IN-19, Indiana

As discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle caught fire in the eastbound lanes near State Road 19 on the U.S. 20 bypass. All people inside the vehicle had safely exited before emergency responders arrived.

Audio|Heard on: Elkhart, Goshen & Elkhart County Police, Fire & EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:28
Transcript:
00:00
This is that's Wadgo, signal 45[1] for a vehicle fire.
00:16
Hustle 17-16 route.
00:19
This much, Wago, signal 45[1], vehicle fire.
00:21
Eastbound lanes just west of State Road 19 on the bypass, blue four-door PC, advice is on the off-ramp.
00:28
We're still getting further.
00:32
3M-350, dispatch.
00:35
Go ahead.
00:40
191 will be enraught for that.
00:42
181, just 1043, everyone is out of the vehicle.
00:48
1076, single 45 vehicle on US 20 east of State Road 19.
00:53
104, we've got fire units 1076 as well.
00:59
This was 1923, 104.
01:03
Before, you can show me tonight.
01:05
I have four.
01:11
This match, you advised with the eastbound off-ramp on the 19.
01:19
I feel like we just had a call from the vehicle owner advising eastbound lanes at the off-ramp, mapping just east of State Road 19.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
signal 45: Fire-related incident or alarm, including possible structure fire, arson, or request for fire response.

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IN-19, Indiana

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