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Two vehicles burn on OH-161 near rampNew Albany OH

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OH-161, New Albany, OH

According to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a two-vehicle fire on OH-161 near a highway ramp in New Albany, Ohio. Both vehicles were fully engulfed, and the westbound lanes were blocked while firefighters worked to extinguish the flames. Traffic was diverted, and no injuries were confirmed at the time of the transmission.

Audio|Heard on: Franklin OH Law Dispatch Group Calls
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03:45
Transcript:
00:00
If you're heading up this way, just see what you can do to help the fire department get up the ramp.
00:07
You want me to get back off at 62 and wait from there?
00:13
Yeah, and if the fire department has been advised, it's going to be fully engulfed both vehicles.
00:20
Copy one. Okay.
00:25
A battalion chief is going to be behind me.
00:30
590 truck driving.
00:32
5. You're going to need to move so the truck can get through.
00:36
Sorry, 6-2.
00:40
5-9. I'm quite...
00:42
The engine up.
00:43
It's almost there.
00:45
Is that's funny.
00:47
7. If we haven't, go ahead, R.E.
00:49
3-1s.
00:51
Copy.
00:57
6thage job traffic.
01:03
6-2.
01:05
Any units on 161 who lies on 6-2, she marked, but I'm not getting anything.
01:11
I believe she's in the back of the medic, so everybody's not going to go out.
01:19
I'll get it.
01:21
Probably, thank you.
01:23
6, 7-3-1 will be (name withheld).
01:28
Probably.
01:30
6-2 break for Unit 1.
01:33
Go ahead.
01:36
King Ida Hall, (number withheld), the tail.
01:41
Copy.
01:43
Victor, Victor, (number withheld).
01:47
Copy.
01:49
Unit 2.
01:52
Go ahead.
01:54
John Lincoln Tom, (number withheld), break the video.
01:59
Go ahead.
02:02
Victor John (number withheld).
02:06
Copy. 5-9 to K-9 or 65.
02:12
My name is one of you to go back and then block traffic on the on-ramp eastbound to...
02:18
Sorry.
02:20
Walk the on-ramp westbound from 62.
02:23
It's going to turn into a logjam.
02:26
Copy. Just tell me one more time where you want me.
02:29
I'm heading that way.
02:31
The on-ramp from 62, westbound.
02:36
(name withheld), I can go to one of those locations.
02:40
Copy, that works.
02:41
I'm going to divert all traffic.
02:43
Westbound, off on the 62.
02:47
Okay.
02:49
Do you want me anywhere or just wait here with traffic?
02:53
I'm here with traffic at K-9, see whatever else fire needs.
02:58
Yeah,
02:59
I'll end up taking the code 4 on this, the report.
03:03
I'm going to start getting that.
03:06
Okay.
03:08
5-5 to 5.9, I'll leave me anywhere.
03:13
You're clear. I appreciate it.
03:14
Just 835 for now.
03:20
And then whoever's out there with playing couch in a couple minutes to ask them if they got an ETA, just so I know how long traffic is going to be blocked up if we need to start turning people around the highway.
03:33
They're still putting on fire right now.
03:37
Here, clear.
03:38
At this match, get a hold of Poland's communication team.
03:40
Let a no two car fire,
03:42
westbound's block,
03:44
no NEJ at this point.

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OH-161, New Albany, OH

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Incident Timeline

  1. Ongoing fire situation
  2. Fire department notified
  3. Lanes closed due to escalating fire
  4. Initial report of car fire

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