Vehicle fire closes westbound 161 near State Route 62, New Albany OH
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a vehicle caught fire on westbound 161 near State Route 62 in New Albany. The fire is being extinguished, causing a temporary shutdown of westbound traffic. Road crews have been dispatched to salt the roads after water was used to put out the fire to prevent hazards from ice.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin OH Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Nine. Westbound shut down, six to two offer.
00:04
Copy. Tanya.
00:07
Tena.
00:09
Tannen.
00:11
Do you know who our 31s are going to be?
00:14
Driving James for both vehicles.
00:17
Can you find out how far they are?
00:21
If they're close, we're going to have them come down the wrong way from New Albany Road.
00:26
Copy, we'll advise.
00:28
And six five.
00:31
Six five.
00:33
Plain Township advise, we're going to want to get service out here to salt the roads after them spraying all that water.
00:40
Copy.
00:42
ODOT or whoever that is up here.
00:46
You have to do.
00:49
59 that K-9R-65.
00:51
Both those vehicles are in the middle lane, aren't you? Yeah, they're both in the middle lane.
00:58
You're clear.
01:00
Just keep you posted when plane thinks we can send cars through.
01:04
They're still taking care of hot spots on the vehicle.
01:09
Still smoking.
01:11
Cappy.
01:14
Sounded canaan, you have an ODOT truck coming up to you.
01:20
I'm also have a salt truck going to be coming up so if you guys want to keep pulling traffic.
01:27
I'm sorry, what you say?
01:30
We're still shut down up here in the store.
01:34
You have a plow truck coming to you.
01:37
It's okay. There's no hurry.
01:39
There are going to be another 15 to 20 minutes still working on the cars.
01:43
The fire's still not out.
01:46
5'9.
01:48
Good.
01:50
Just to confirm the 62 off-ramp is closed as well at RU directing traffic off.
01:57
Westbound 161 is closed at 62.
02:00
All traffic is being directed off the 62 westbound exit.
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OH-161, New Albany, OH
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