Multi vehicle crash with semi on County Road 136, Stearns County MN


A major crash on County Road 136 involved a semi-truck and multiple vehicles. Two vehicles near the semi require extrication. Smoke is coming from one car and the semi. The road is blocked. Sparks and possible downed power lines present hazards.
Audio|Source: Benton and Stearns County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Especially engine 3.
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The road infession.
00:10
They're advising cars not to drive because the sparks are going.
00:13
Are you wanting an additional for traffic control?
00:19
Negative at the time.
00:21
I'll take a look at the scene when I get there and I'll advise whether we need traffic control or not.
00:26
Copy, coming.
00:33
State call 2650 cars, cars in the area of Benson informational land driving complaints.
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Westbound Highway 12 from mile marker 44 on a white semi-tractor driving with no headlights or taillights does have out-of-state plates.
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Westbound Highway 12 from Benson Information, 1942.
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3.7-19 call that copy auto position.
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1942.
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dispatch from engine three.
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Engine three, go ahead.
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Seventy-709, I created a call, you know.
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I'm happy.
01:24
It should be blocked and probably Norris sold for insurance.
01:33
Would you like an additional engine or operas?
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Both.
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Copy.
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2848-45-27.
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Go ahead.
01:56
Everything else on the properties appears normal or how the owners left up this afternoon.
02:04
That's what they call.
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Before one.
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Case recall.
02:18
Last morning will be 3.001 a crash from the 14th.
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Number.
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Dispatch 2, engine 3.
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Go to dispatch.
02:37
Officer is requesting if you want them call to routine.
02:44
We have a semi on County Road 136, is totaled, and we don't know how many vehicles are totally involved.
02:56
We'll update more than 360 is completed.
03:04
1946.
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Copy. All for it.
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Okay.
03:25
State Patrol is the one to call them.
03:32
Copy. Do you know where you can contact them if they have any here?
03:37
Copy, we'll get them in the call.
03:41
Copy that, thank you.
03:46
You say it's totally shut down.
03:48
There's no overhead power lines.
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And we need semi-immediately.
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7th Avenue South.
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4-1, 6 o'clock?
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C-4-1.
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The 50 event that I'm in right now, can you take a look at G.
04:25
If you can get that Brianna,
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DeAngelo from Ohio to come back.
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Pepper.
04:39
We have one vehicle on the passenger side of the semi that needs extrication.
04:46
We have one vehicle towards the driver's rear that needs extrication.
04:52
And the back vehicle is starting to smoke along with the semi.
04:57
No quackards on the semi.
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Engine 3 from Battalion 1.
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Go Battalion 1.
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You have Engine 1 and myself heading your way.
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Would you like this to set off?
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You might fall down as a train tracks here.
05:32
We just might end up needing you if the line goes down across Highway 10.
05:36
Can you just get a hold of coming just so make sure they send someone up.
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Co Rd 136, Minnesota 56301
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