Fire under fire truck caused by insulating blanket and boot
Fire & ArsonA fire started under a fire truck due to an insulating blanket and a rubber boot melting around the exhaust pipe. The fire was quickly put out with a booster hose, and the truck was safe to return to the station.
Audio|Source: Memphis Fire Department
01:28
Transcript:
Hey, (name withheld). Uh, we had an insulating blanket around the exhaust pipe underneath the pump or catch on fire. We use the booster on the engine 10 to put it out. It's just a blanket around the exhaust pipe and a rubber boot that connects one to joints. None of the rest of the pumper was on fire would just take an insulation blanket. I just want to get you on the way as you look at it or whatever before you do anything else. to drive away? Yes, sir. There's like a boot in one of the connections that melted there, so you can take it off, tipping out that little hole. But it was just that rubber boot connector and the blanket, insulated blanket around the pipe that was on fire. We had actually had flames underneath the pumper, though. Jack, do you think it's safe to get back to the station? Say it again. Do you think it's safe to get back to the station? Sure. We're just using a booster on a little porch fire. We're almost done here, but yeah, we can limp it back. Check, let's limp it back and I'll figure it up.
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Location mentioned:
Near Haywood Ave, Memphis, TN 38127
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