Tow company needed for trailer fire with 38,000 pounds of cheese, Springfield IL
TrafficA heavy-duty tow truck is required for a trailer carrying cheese that caught fire. The trailer's rear axle was damaged, and responders may need to unload the cheese before towing.
Audio|Source: Pike County Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement
03:40
Transcript:
Cook me a lot. Call (number withheld). (number withheld), go ahead. Contact with the company or the owner. He's advising to go ahead and call a heavy duty tow. However, we're still working on a plan to offload the box of the cheese. He advised that the bull made his trailer 38, 38,000 pounds. (number withheld), standby. Red for Pike County. Springfield (number withheld), (number withheld) information. Go ahead, I'm getting ready to pull into the Shell gas station. (number withheld), both units have been instructed to meet at the Shell Station. The subject in the White Ford F-250 advised he was not sure if he would be able to get over into the right lane to exit at Stevenson. He advised if he can't, he will go to the next exit and come back to the Shell Station just in case the other subject shows up and thinks he's tried to run off. I'd Shell station. Secure another. In-4. Close. Can you stop on clip, Joe? I don't know. Front driver, myself, are going to relocate to the Road Ranger off of saying they're going to exit (number withheld) at him. (number withheld) is going to stay behind with the trailer to deal up the tow, etc. Springfield up (number withheld). So I'm going to get the toe on the trailer. Did you get a high in? Information. The point already. Yes, we do have the information for you on the (number withheld)? (number withheld), information. The tow company needs to know what kind of damage is on the trailer. The rear tandem are flat, and it was a fire from the rear tandem, so most of the passenger side has no structural support. It's a load of cheese. I'm not sure what the way it was. I think Dade of 3 makes you. 38,000 pounds, according to the driver. 38,000 pounds. I sent you the (number withheld) info over instant that's thing. I'll text you all the other info here as soon as I can.
Cook me a lot. Call (number withheld). (number withheld), go ahead. Contact with the company or the owner. He's advising to go ahead and call a heavy duty tow. However, we're still working on a plan to offload the box of the cheese. He advised that the bull made his trailer 38, 38,000 pounds. (number withheld), standby. Red for Pike County. Springfield (number withheld), (number withheld) information. Go ahead, I'm getting ready to pull into the Shell gas station. (number withheld), both units have been instructed to meet at the Shell Station. The subject in the White Ford F-250 advised he was not sure if he would be able to get over into the right lane to exit at Stevenson. He advised if he can't, he will go to the next exit and come back to the Shell Station just in case the other subject shows up and thinks he's tried to run off. I'd Shell station. Secure another. In-4. Close. Can you stop on clip, Joe? I don't know. Front driver, myself, are going to relocate to the Road Ranger off of saying they're going to exit (number withheld) at him. (number withheld) is going to stay behind with the trailer to deal up the tow, etc. Springfield up (number withheld). So I'm going to get the toe on the trailer. Did you get a high in? Information. The point already. Yes, we do have the information for you on the (number withheld)? (number withheld), information. The tow company needs to know what kind of damage is on the trailer. The rear tandem are flat, and it was a fire from the rear tandem, so most of the passenger side has no structural support. It's a load of cheese. I'm not sure what the way it was. I think Dade of 3 makes you. 38,000 pounds, according to the driver. 38,000 pounds. I sent you the (number withheld) info over instant that's thing. I'll text you all the other info here as soon as I can.
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