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A vehicle accident occurred on I-77 Southbound over I-480 in Independence, Ohio. The car is fully engulfed in fire, with heavy smoke and at least one person possibly trapped inside. Emergency responders are en route.

Fire & Arson

Reported: 07/23/2025 09:03 PM (PDT)

I-480, Independence, OH

Audio|Source: Independence Fire Department

02:21

Transcript:
Attention, Independence Medical, MBA Injury, Units Independence Station 1, Units 2011, 2041. Respond to 7-7, Southbound of Loxide, Independence Independence. Prior responding to I-77 Southbound. Let's look it's right over the top of I-480. A vehicle accident with a lot of smoke coming from the vehicle. Bedge from 2011. 112041 is going to be a route. Do I want to just as Hague Heights for this at 77,000? Uh, just Batch Hague Heights also. Attention, Independence Medical, MDA Injury, Units Kyle Hold the Heights Station 1, Units 2811, 2841. Respond to 7-Southbound of Oxide, Independence Independence. There, mutually requests from Independence Fire. I-77 Southbound, it's over the top of 480. You've got a vehicle accident, one vehicle fully involved in fire. Unknown if anybody injured this time. One possible entrapment in the burning vehicle. Attention. Independence Medical. M.D.A. injury. Units car hold the height station 1. Units 2811. 2841. Respond to 7.7. Southbound of oxide. Independence Independence. Mutually Request from Independence Fire. I-77 Southbound. It's over the top of 480. You got a vehicle accident. One vehicle fully involved in fire. I don't know if anybody injured this time. One possible entrapment in the burning vehicle.

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Police and fire are responding to a car fully on fire on I-77 South over I-480. The driver is safely out, but the vehicle is still burning and the highway is being shut down.

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07/23/2025 09:07 PM (PDT)

I-480, Independence, OH

and force vehicles to take the rockside exit. So 77 South, over 480, but make everyone take a rockside exit. Copy. Copy. 2907 copies. Coddites fire, mutually requests from Independence Fire. I-77 Southbound, it's over the top of 480. Got a vehicle accident. One vehicle fully involved in fire. Unknown if anybody injured this time. One possible entrapment in the burning vehicle. Victor Charlie, 799-184-5 equipment pick. Copy. Copy. 43 radio. Go ahead. Can you reach over to juvenile and see if our two males are good with them or if they have any wants? Berman, you want to go to the opposite direction? Copy, we'll do. Give me some high scars to I need 77 completely shut down. Sure, 31 radio. Okay. 31, go ahead. We'll be clear. That operator was advised on 10. Okay. No one's in the vehicle, correct? We're told him, though, the best we can see, she looks like we're good. She's out. I'm southbound coming up to 21 right now. Most of that's going to take you a minute. I'll be there to that. I copy. I'm going to start slowing traffic down as soon as I hit the overpass. 60 radio, his warrant was for aggravated assault, correct? All right. Is the fire department going to come up in or his height's fire? Stay-bye. Both. Go to 297-04-3-236. Get some players going as well, please. 1914 Radio. 1914. Out. Owner-guised, clear. Copy. $70,000. Copy. Radio, too sure of 60. You're just a dash from 20 to 11. Go ahead. 2011, 2841 in-round. Go ahead and back away from there. That car's about to go up big time. Hey, both units and route. Vehicles still fully involved in fire. Police on, see and advise the... Don't believe anybody's entrapped in a vehicle, female driver outside the vehicle. They're driving as well.

Police and fire crews responded to a major car accident on the highway where a car began smoking and caught fire, blocking both lanes and requiring emergency assistance.

Fire & Arson

07/23/2025 09:02 PM (PDT)

I-480, Independence, OH

Did we respond out there earlier today? What was the outcome? Go ahead. Negative, we are not out there. It looks like we were out there for a welfare check on the 21st. It's a very long disposition I'm trying to read it through. Radio to Independence, 77 southbound, just over 480. Looks like an MVA in the camera. I think the radio ending is going to be 21176. Joe. Copy, 002. Okay. I think we gave him a public assist because we found them outside with no shoes. And then coming back, we took them to the hospital. We have, it looks like our vehicle smoking. We're going to get the FDA started as well. Copy, thank you. Looks like the one vehicle is completely blocking both lanes. We're in the area. Ten for up. Attention, Independence Medical, MVA injury. Units Independence Station 1, Units 2011, 2041, respond to 7-7. Southbounded oxide, independence, independence. Yeah, caller 23-70, and 75, be advice. The caller does have knives. We're telling him to put them down. Yeah, the one vehicle smoking pretty bad. It looks like somebody just got out of the vehicle. We're out with them now, and none of those parties are out here. Copy. I keep grind up, let me know if they take off or whatever on foot. Driver-D-L. Victor Nora, 088-339. Copy. Okay, it's catching on fire now. It's really catching on fire. All right? We copy. 74 radio on Port Black Grand now. It's going to be a minute, though. That comes back to Deja James, 18-year-old female out of Solon. She's valid in Turkey. There's people off to the side right by that little split. It looks like it's in golf. I'm going to try to jump the wall. Does anybody have water for a DNA? 1939, where do you have traffic? Are you still on 41st? Yes. Yeah, disregard T.J. has some. Do you want, um, work on Heights to block? Or, kind of have a height, sorry. Copy. 82 Eastbound, Rexnell line. Ping, John, Nora, 36, 3-2. I copy. 1914 radio traffic. 22. 22-7-3 radio. Go ahead. Southbound Miller, John Ida, Tom. Correction. John, Tom, Adam, 1454. I copy. Henry Queen Zebrae 9723. Returns to Sean Lato on a 2020-ray Subaru. 2011, 2041, going to be a route. Do you want to dispatch Kaga Heights position at 77 South. still checking Henry Queen Zebra 9723. Copy. We'll dispatch coverage also. Radio 29-13. Go ahead. Nicholas Council, 24-grade Kia four-door expires in 26. He is valid no-once. Your fire department is going to be dispatched. 77 southbound over 480 to assist... Independence with a car fire. Got it, thank you.

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