Fertilizer truck overturns, spills chemicals at Royal & Vogel, Evansville IN
A fertilizer truck overturned and spilled liquid and granular fertilizer at Royal Ave and Vogel Rd, with diesel fuel also leaking, triggering hazmat operations and extrication rescue efforts.
Audio|Source: Vanderburgh County Fire
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Transcript:
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Accident with injuries at Royal Ave and Vogel Rd,
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Quintan, for an accident with injuries at Royal Ave and Vogel Rd, 1.
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Quint nine, it's going to be a truck 9, 1,100 north, 5,600 east.
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Quinton 9, responding.
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Quint nine, it's going to be a truck that flipped.
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and a white car.
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I believe it's a fertilizer truck that is spilling fertilizer.
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They said the occupants are out of vehicle.
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Clear, start the chief and a rescue squad for hazmat and possible extrication.
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Put this on fire ground one as well.
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I'm clear.
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Dispatch from Rescue 1.
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We'll be enroute to that run as well.
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Clear Rescue 1.
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Battalion 3, if you can respond to the accident with injury for possible hazmat,
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possible extrication at Royal Ave and Vogel Rd.
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The Italian 2, I'm clear on that traffic.
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Show me in room.
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Okay, a battalion three disregard, battalion two is on the run.
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All units fire ground one, fire ground one.
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It's from point nine, add engine six as well.
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Okay.
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Engine six, assist on the accident, Royal Ave and Vogel Rd, one engine six.
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Assist on the accident, Royal Ave and Vogel Rd.
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Traffic is going to be on fire ground one.
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Dispatchment safety one that run to please I'm en route.
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Chris 51 I'll show you in round.
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We're not arriving.
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You got a fertilizer truck on its side.
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Two vehicle accident, established command.
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Clear. Clear one inch and six.
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They're going to be on fire ground one.
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This point not, I've confirmed have entrapment.
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I've got liquid fertilizer and granular fertilizer on the ground.
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Clear on confirmed entrapment.
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Also liquid and granule fertilizer on the ground.
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Point nine.
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Occupant's not the flipped vehicle on his side advises he's okay.
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He just needs to get out.
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We're going to try and access him with an attic ladder at this point in time.
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Clear.
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We're starting a damning operation.
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We're paying for the liquid fertilizer at this point in time.
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Clear.
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Dispatch from the tank, too.
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Go ahead.
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Dispatch Engine 1 and hazmat 1 on this run also.
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100 or 300 pounds fluid tank on this truck.
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We're going to have some gasoline involved as well.
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One-engine one and hazmat 1 respond to Royal Ave and Vogel Rd for an accident injuries involving a fertilizer truck.
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We have liquid and granule fertilizer on the ground.
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Your one's clear moving the fire ground one.
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Crengeon.
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Quentin, 29, extrications complete.
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Clear.
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That was clear.
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From Quentin I, we're working on getting the SDS sheets.
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It's momentum, weed control, solution mix with water.
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Okay.
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engine one quentin on command you guys need the trailer or are we going to just work on still control roll it all it's a hazmat run's clear we're on the way.
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That road down there.
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Split 9 engine 6 is going to deploy a bumper lines.
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We do have diesel fuel involved from this vehicle as well.
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We do have the storm drain dammed off at this point.
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They have more arrived as we did, they had primary patient care.
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They're going to probably take one refusal and they do have one patient.
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If you want, if you have some hazmat paths, we'll use those over here.
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But thank you two on the scene as we're coming in.
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Please.
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dispatch from point nine go ahead and notify tri-state still response there was a chemical that made it to the drain storm drain times two.
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Location mentioned:
N Royal Ave & Vogel Rd, Evansville, IN 47715
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