Vehicle fire reported near rest area on I-26 westbound, Henderson County NC


A vehicle fire was reported near the rest area on I-26 westbound in Henderson County. Emergency responders confirmed the fire location near the 40-mile marker. The exact position was confirmed to be westbound near the rest area rather than an exit.
Audio|Source: Buncombe County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Station 21, position 1st, 1.
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Vehicle fire.
00:07
40-mile marker, I-26 west, somewhere by the exit.
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Station 21, District 1, vehicle fire.
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I-26 westbound, 40-mile marker.
00:19
I'm trying to confirm if it's east or west.
00:23
Okay.
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Operate. Buncombe Fire Dispatch, 1552.
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Chief 21 response.
00:38
Chief 21 responding.
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1553.
00:46
Compton, did you figure out if it's east or west?
00:50
Yeah, we're working on that now.
00:51
They said that we're going northbound.
00:53
We've had conflicting reports.
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And we're trying to figure out what side of the exit is on.
01:02
Rescue 8 on 2nd.
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Rescue 8 ooms.
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Switch the firemen.
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121.15 to be sir.
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15 to be, sir.
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Or even if it's westbound to flip from east to west, east.
01:23
Yeah, we'll be right behind you.
01:28
Just because we got the new tires and we haven't ruled that out, but need to get Chad in that truck and see if that's what the problem is.
01:41
I'll try to give them a call.
01:43
Cell service is not going through here.
01:48
All right.
01:54
Shane, we'll go down here in stage as long shoals in 9.26 in case you need this.
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John's Chief 21.
02:07
Go ahead.
02:11
Just call the original caller.
02:12
They're advising it's down by the rest area in Henderson County.
02:17
It's not at the exit.
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Ten,
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four, we'll continue on it.
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And it is westbound.
02:28
Okay.
02:32
For it's westbound, we're going to go to the party in stage.
02:37
We'll have to let Henderson County catch it.
02:38
It's westbound.
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