Fire causes traffic closure on I-69 interstate Indiana, Grant County IN
Road ClosureA fire on the I-69 interstate in Indiana caused hazardous conditions and debris leading to road closure. Emergency responders are managing the scene, turning vehicles around and rerouting traffic. The fire is spreading in multiple locations, including a grass area and woods, requiring firefighting units. Traffic is disrupted on both sides of the interstate.
Audio|Source: Grant County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Work the ones that are stuck on the southbound side to slowly get them turned around individually and to the nearest turn around because this is going to be pretty extended clear it's just myself and one other vehicle that's going to be in round 51's with me in my vehicle
00:21
Okay, clear.
00:22
That still should work with three units.
00:28
No, just stay around the station because of the city.
00:31
It's been terribly bad once you really start working that.
00:34
Did the owner also give you the plates for the vehicle?
00:37
It sounds negative, they did not.
00:42
As well as for inspection to the interstate, is there anything else you would like me to take care of?
00:46
That's Sam.
00:47
This fires in 26.
00:48
Does this fire put out? What do you think about dragging some of these end-out barrels open and opening the right shoulder, right lane northbound, start moving traffic?
01:01
1317, 2729, very central, 1028 is needed.
01:05
To the call.
01:06
2729. Here,
01:07
I still have you on the last traffic stop.
01:09
1024. would have ever been in the morning.
01:17
6-0-1.
01:24
Request you go ahead and dispatch gas city, grass truck for a grass fire north of our location.
01:32
Gaffinity Fire, put on the I-69-263 southbound north of this for a grass fire requesting a grass truck, I-69-263 to this.
01:43
Fire unit, because there's like two or three different locations that it's spreading.
01:48
Also spreading into a wood.
01:50
22nd12 2712
01:51
2712 They're taking care of the on RAM and XF of the 264.
01:56
Myself on 31 will be clear from these positions.
01:58
We're still on interstate.
01:59
This time, school.
02:00
1931 you guys need any additional units up there?
02:03
3rd. Fire 3.
02:04
Go for Fire 3. Crash, seeing it's on both sides.
02:07
1679.
02:08
16.79. We have Gassidy Fire en route up there.
02:11
We're just waiting on the VMware to go in service to send them also.
02:15
Go ahead, thank you.
02:16
Yeah, they can coordinate between each other on who's going to be on which side north of the scene.
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