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Vehicle fire on I-85 northbound near entrance 161; olive green crossover SUV caught fire after woman lifted the hood; multiple fire units responding.Orange County NC

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I-85, North Carolina

According to the dispatch call, vehicle fire on I-85 northbound near entrance 161; olive green crossover SUV caught fire after woman lifted the hood; multiple fire units responding.

Audio|Heard on: Orange County Fire and EMS
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02:10
Transcript:
00:00
F-1 fire, engine 234, I-85 north, at 161.
00:06
Vehicle fire, F-1 fire, engine 234, I-85 north, at 161, vehicle fire, cross-street entrance 116 and entrance 161.
00:18
Ups 3, time of 1649.
00:25
On scene at Walker Road, 1650.
00:33
Pedic-6, transporting one patient reaching traffic to UNC.
00:37
Medics-6, transporting one patient to UNC, 1650.
00:45
Engine, 234 now.
00:50
234 in route to 85 northbound, 1651.
00:54
Medic 2 is discharging at UNC.
00:57
Medic 2 out at UNC 1652.
01:04
2 in Route 2, I85 northbound at 1652.
01:08
1.02 and 234, you're responding to a report of a vehicle on fire.
01:20
An olive green crossover SUV on the eastbound side of I85 North.
01:29
There is a woman outside of the vehicle.
01:34
Caller saw the vehicle catch on fire after the woman lifted up the hood.
01:42
One third of the responding, Chrissy.
01:51
133 responding to 85 northbound at 1654 31 to route crew B 31 in route crew B at 1656 to 859.
02:06
31 in route crew B at 1656 to 85 north.

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I-85, North Carolina

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Incident Timeline

  1. Incident Cleared
  2. Situation Resolved as Overheated Vehicle
  3. Units Attempt to Locate Vehicle
  4. Caller Report Details
  5. Engine 234 En Route
  6. Initial Dispatch for Vehicle Fire

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