Car spins into embankment and engine catches fire
Fire & ArsonA radio report describes a car that spun off Route 15 northbound and went down an embankment near exit 48. The engine compartment is on fire. Fire and police units are responding and the state police will block the area. It is not yet known if anyone is inside the vehicle.
Audio|Source: Trumbull Fire
01:59
Transcript:
Long Hill, Trumbly MS. Stand by. Dispatch on Air, Long Hill, Trumbly MS. O'T 15 northbound, 48 to 49, for a car spit out into the woods on fire. Repeating, dispatch on the air to Trumbly M.S. On Ops 1[3], Route 15 northbound 48 to 49. For a car spin out into the woods on fire, 10 out 651[1]. (name withheld) responding. LH[2] to respond. LH to respond. LH to respond. LH4 on here. 205 or 2.202. 205 with 2. This is right, (name withheld) on scene. I got a car down in an embankment, here at exit 48, engine compartment's on fire. Three, I'll have the command. LH3 on scene, command, car down, an embankment, right by 48, engine compartment on fire. We'll fly here. Five times. Yeah, it's going to be down embankment here. Probably about five feet or so down on the right-hand side of the embankment. I have state's going to block that off for us, so it's going to take some work to get the hose line down there. I don't know if anybody's in there. I'll be checking out in a few minutes.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10 out 651: Unit or officer responding (likely internal code for assignment)
[2]
LH: Long Hill Fire Department unit
[3]
Ops 1: Operations Channel 1
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Location mentioned:
CT-15, Trumbull, CT
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