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Fire blocks both lanes on major road in Van Wert CountyVan Wert County OH

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Van Wert County, OH

A fire in Van Wert County caused a major road blockage with both westbound and eastbound lanes closed. Emergency units are on scene managing traffic and assessing the situation.

Audio|Source: Van Wert County Public Safety
02:41
Transcript:
00:00
The ESS has got a pending 64[1] call.
00:02
Can you respond to 24-10-year-one-1-15 or leave one of the deputies?
00:09
Okay for own van work, can you send that to me?
00:12
Right, stand by, I'm talking to the S-A to see where they need us at the most.
00:21
For 27.
00:24
Go ahead.
00:26
I'm going to send you to yours 24-10 and 115.
00:31
2033 is calling in a supervisor to go after that signal 64[1] so if you go there they'll tell you what they need when you get there.
00:41
Okay I'm assuming they have a unit at that intersection.
00:45
Oh they have more than one apparently.
00:47
This started out as a 31 is now turned into a fire and now it's turned into a massive road block.
00:56
Okay I'm stepping it up, signal 5.
00:59
Okay.
01:05
27 sounds like they got westbound and eastbound blocked off.
01:10
One or thirty ones out there.
01:22
Is, are we going to read Denver traffic via ODOP?
01:27
Yeah, I don't know that you're telling us.
01:32
What's out there? Oh, you're in.
01:35
Okay.
01:40
247 of Denmark, we should notify a supervisor if they're not already tracking what's going on.
01:47
We have no supervisors off to who the closest one is.
01:54
And two are at bail with that 37.
01:57
Hey, 19, okay, you have a record coming to you for that.
02:03
Okay.
02:05
I'll do what I can with traffic, but this thing's the middle of both lanes.
02:10
How bad the traffic where you're at?
02:14
I've got two cars behind me.
02:17
No cars come in the other direction.
02:20
Okay.
02:21
427, when you get on scene, tell me what you have so I can lend a supervisor new and what we have.
02:28
We'll do.
02:33
Sheving a vanward, I'm on scene.
02:36
24 appears to still be fully opened up, it's going to be County Road 15-minute shut down.
Police codes explained
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[1]
64: Checkup

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