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Norwich, CT

Rental truck catches fire and explodes in parking lot 

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Near Town St, Norwich, CT 06360
A Ryder rental truck caught fire in the parking lot of Stop & Shop on 42 Town Street, Norwich. The fire was initially reported as out, but then reignited with a large explosion. The truck contained clothing and was burning rapidly. No exposures to other vehicles or structures reported.
Audio|Source: Norwich Police, Norwich Fire, Montville PD, CSP Troop E
03:23

Transcript:
You're ending for the vehicle fire, stop and shop, 42 Town. 533. Town. For a stop and shop. North 42 Town Street. The vehicle fire, 611. Roger. Pulling up. North fire the call for the Yankee Fire Department. This is my name is shopping shop, 42 Town Street, for the commercial vehicle with the brakes on fire. It is reported as no exposures to center of a parking lot. That's Norris fire, the call, the Yanik Fire Department, to stop and shop 42 Town Street for the commercial vehicle with the brakes on fire. It is reported as no exposure's center of the parking lot. Operate this call on TAC 1. It should be in the middle of the parking lot commercial vehicles. Now it's far 39, isn't? 6.39. Page Q, no fire at this time, there was earlier, but I guess they put it out. No fire at this time. Card 39 from Norwich 5. What did I share one? Roger. 639 on No. Knowledge. Beauty unseen. Reporting fire is out. There's a fire now, fire now, fire now, clear to knock. The 39 in car 639, disregard our last, now reported is on fire again. HQ is a large explosion in the vehicle. 639 has it now. Flyers are active again. 507. 509. 307. 307. No. On the street. Proceed. We're able to ascertain a hazmat placard or the contents of this vehicle. I will update the FFD before they get there. 5-6-10-H31. Ryder. It's a rider rental truck. I'm not getting any closer after that just popped off. There is clothing in it. It does. It's burning pretty quickly.

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Near Town St, Norwich, CT 06360

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