Tanker truck carrying liquid meat catches fire near building, Schuylkill County PA


A tanker truck carrying liquid meat caught fire near a building in West Brunswick Township, PA. Multiple emergency calls were made, and nearby occupants were evacuated. Firefighters largely extinguished the fire before the trailer was damaged. A second alarm was canceled after the situation was controlled.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
04:45
Transcript:
00:00
10 round. County, I get confirmed working fired just from the firehouse.
00:05
Okay, 1129.
00:06
It's going to be multiple calls on this.
00:08
We did speak direct to the driver.
00:09
It's going to be carrying some kind of meat liquid and meat.
00:14
To get a call from the salon there, she said it's pretty close to her building.
00:18
They're evacuating. Dispatch a commercial alarm at this point due to the proximity of the building, Bravo One.
00:23
Copy that. You can make that a second alarm as well.
00:26
There's only a driver and one guy in my truck.
00:28
G42. G42. 42.
00:31
12302. 1130, copy the additional.
00:34
Scuylifier 5612.
00:36
5612.
00:37
Responding with 3. Responding with 3.
00:38
Okay, over to Bravo 1, 1130.
00:40
Chief 42. It's supposed to multiple calls of a tanker truck on fire.
00:45
We talked to the drivery cities carrying some kind of liquid meat.
00:50
We did get a call from the salon there.
00:51
They're saying it's close to their building.
00:53
We did tell them they evacuate.
00:54
I did dispatch your first alarm commercial on it.
00:57
40 to 11 is in round.
00:59
Now they were asking for a second alarm commercial.
01:00
You want me to do that or we still somebody gets there to confirm if the building's on fire or not?
01:04
Stand by for Reden County.
01:05
Open to the moment. I do have heavy box spoken here.
01:07
I'm going to dispatch them to the scene, then that would be impossible to do standby.
01:13
I'll start them there if you don't need them.
01:15
We'll cancel them up. 334 to count
01:16
6321 to count.
01:17
6322. 6322.
01:18
6322. Drew.
01:19
47.32.
01:21
4732. Enrap. 42.
01:22
4230, down in.
01:24
4230, county. 321 town in en route.
01:26
321. 321. 42.
01:28
4230, county.
01:29
Forty-230. Responding.
01:32
All units responding 1133.
01:35
Bravo 1 for operations, tanker truck fire endangering a structure.
01:39
County, 6.312.
01:41
633.12.
01:42
En route, switching over.
01:44
1133.
01:45
County, 63, 14. 14, but. 14, bud.
01:46
Just fine. Thank you, seeing on that.
01:47
Just to check the air salon.
01:53
We have water on the fire right now.
01:54
I just want a couple seconds.
01:55
42, can you repeat that last transmission?
01:57
Kenny, 39, 10, 3930, your response, check.
02:00
553, school.
02:01
5530. It's responding.
02:02
1136, over to Bravo 1.
02:03
Full fire, 5612.
02:05
5612. On location.
02:08
5612, 1136.
02:10
County District 42 on scene.
02:11
Municipal road, center, turnpike.
02:12
42.
02:13
Chief 42, you're going to be in command of this.
02:14
That's affirmative.
02:15
I was trying to call you and I couldn't get through.
02:17
At this time I have the fire mostly out of the truck that the trailer was not damaged.
02:20
Go ahead and cancel my second alarm.
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Location mentioned:
West Brunswick Township, PA
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