Vehicle fire with explosions on Interstate 35 in Texas, Gainesville TX

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/28/2025 10:58 AM

I-35, Texas

A vehicle caught fire on Interstate 35 near mile marker 487 in Texas. Multiple explosions occurred. Fire units were delayed by a train and a grass fire spreading on both sides of the road.

Audio|Source: Gainesville / Cooke County Public Safety

02:28

Transcript:

00:00

5-1 County.

00:01

Y'all got reports of the fire down here on 35.

00:06

Affirmative, if you could be en route northbound, just north of the 487, is going to be a small car on fire in the right shoulder median area?

00:20

Yeah, I just rolled up on it.

00:22

I didn't hear anything about it.

00:23

I'm here.

00:26

Where are you see?

00:31

5.01 County, we have multiple explosions now.

00:34

I don't know what's going on with this.

00:35

No fire on scene yet.

00:40

10-4[1]. 502, fire is in route delayed by train.

00:46

Are you received.

00:50

502 County, I'm out with 5-1.

00:55

10-4[1].

01:00

Hello, you want me get on the highway and sit on the shoulder, you'll be coming behind you.

01:06

There's really not much for us to do, I guess maybe 35 just to block out that outside lane.

01:13

Okay, I'll go on.

01:14

Follow Tee, you want to go ahead and notify fire rates jump the highway as well?

01:29

Go ahead.

01:32

Can you public service? It's going to be new call harassment.

01:39

How about until you get the next 50 morning hour for this, please?

01:51

Thank you. 179 County on EMS.

01:56

179, go ahead.

01:59

Okay, I'm going to be on here because I can't get out.

02:01

On fire. Who do we have an upcoming?

02:05

We have things.

02:11

Okay, and did you copy my traffic about a brush truck from Gainesville?

02:17

Affirmative, we are letting Gainesville know now, we'll have them in route shortly.

02:22

Okay, I think this is my grass fire on both sides of the road as well.

02:27

Received.

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