Vehicle crashes into median causing fire and explosion, Monroe MI
WeaponsA single vehicle crashed into the median on I-75 near Monroe, causing a fire with rounds of ammunition going off and a 25-pound gas tank explosion. Firefighters responded and are extinguishing the fire. The vehicle was locked and unoccupied when the responders arrived. The situation involved hazardous conditions due to fire and exploding ammunition.
Audio|Source: Monroe County Sheriff, Monroe City Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch
07:46
Transcript:
00:00
There's going to be a single vehicle crash.
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Jim's is in route for a private tow.
00:04
The other vehicle on scene is a Jim's driver.
00:10
It's just clear.
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I'm getting out of the 15 now.
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Fire ladder one's in route.
00:22
Okay.
00:24
Central Monroe City and I've seen it responding its health on 75.
00:27
It's going to be a single vehicle crash versus the median.
00:30
The pickup truck's going to be not involved.
00:32
It's just a witness.
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Having.
00:44
So there was no one inside the stability.
00:46
It was locked, but there are a round going off.
00:49
This fire is trying to put the fire out.
00:53
Okay.
00:58
The scene.
01:00
Command, where are you on us?
01:05
Sir.
01:11
Timbers and come back up.
01:13
I take Timbers back into here again.
01:18
Ask Tanker can pull up when Exeter pulls out.
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Hook you up next.
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Thanks, Force Clear.
01:26
Thank you.
01:32
Maybe think, or if you're hooked up your pressure.
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Do you need anyone else out there?
01:43
Oh, we're both good.
01:45
Okay.
01:48
367, Carter.
01:53
It's under 58, even nice.
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Go ahead.
01:58
Do we have contact for a key holder? We got rounds going off.
02:01
We're trying to figure out how many rounds are inside.
02:06
I'll find one for you.
02:08
Thank you for ship.
02:11
My room.
02:17
Almost to a flood down at that 50 thing.
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I'll check northbound.
02:23
Clear.
02:29
Where to Elmore Tankerwin.
02:40
L3, the L4, I'm welcome to Tinkern Hall, I'll need to contact you.
02:47
If they just had extra manpower, we can use some bodies up here to pull a handline or two.
02:54
And do we have a water supply covered out there?
03:05
We got Ash Tanker and LMR tankers supplying right now.
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And your tanker is going from water.
03:15
I copy. Chief Duke, you can do water supply if you're not driver.
03:25
Central from Minnesota Fire.
03:27
Is this between the 13 and the 14 still?
03:30
Hey from.
03:32
Engine 3, take the southbound side there and spin around in Front Street.
03:41
Engine 3, copy.
03:42
Central Road City Fire Letter 1, you show us on C.
04:03
I'm gonna stop to be Grand Boulevard in 10th.
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9-0-0-0.
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Central 55.
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Central 58 89.
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Central 58 89.
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Good.
04:34
Good.
04:37
I got a key holder on the line.
04:38
There should be about 500 shotgun shells and that should be it.
04:42
Do you need him to respond?
04:45
Yeah, might as well.
04:47
Just have them parked on the street.
04:48
We've got a bunch of fire trucks.
04:51
Okay.
05:05
She was able to free the vehicle, and then she fled eastbound on Elm Street with, according to them, serious damage for her vehicle.
05:15
It would be a white Malibu.
05:21
The 2052 and 5016, the Chevy Malibu involved in the Axel so then there is a white Chevy Malibu fled the scene, heading eastbound on Elm Street, there is serious damage to the vehicle.
05:37
Clear on that.
05:40
Kind of tackle the scene here, just do we can get more info.
05:48
Okay, 7. Can you repeat that, please?
05:50
We had about a 25-pound gas thing explode.
05:55
Okay.
06:01
Come straight.
06:02
Come straight.
06:07
Go left a little bit, Brian.
06:09
A little left a little bit.
06:14
Go ahead up your pressure a little more, tanker.
06:20
Brian, got to go left, left.
06:21
Left.
06:32
I'm taking a one-toine back there.
06:40
Elmar engine two in route with one plus one.
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Okay.
06:48
Cut.
06:54
T. 2820 century, you can see me the alarm.
07:01
(number withheld) Mary Meadows (number withheld) Mary Meadows and you can just agree with an alarm company just canceled
07:12
Central 1439 I'll be clear last do the units on Newburgh need any more units
07:22
5897 or 89
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for 97
07:30
Do you guys need any other units out there?
07:34
PGYs, no, we're good.
07:36
We just got some big explosion going up in case you get a home by anybody.
07:43
Claire, also one of your keyholders, (name withheld) is on site, he's at the gate.
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I-75, Monroe, MI
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