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Smoke From Car Fire

Interstate Highway 240 W & Walnut Grove Rd

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Summary

  • Firefighters responded to a report of a smoking vehicle near the I-240 and I-40 split in Memphis. Initial reports of a car fire were corrected to indicate the vehicle was emitting smoke rather than flames.

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Firefighters have arrived at the scene near the I-40 and I-240 split.

MFD Dispatch 1 · 0:31
Engine 16, is unit 12 on the scene? Engine 16, unit 12 is already transported. Check, Engine 16, 1316. Engine 44, go on the scene. On the 240 at I-40, give me 240 command. Engine 44, repeat your transmission, your radio is unreadable. Engine 44, going on the scene. Correct location is I-40, 240, the I-40 split. Engine 44, go on the scene.

Firefighters are responding to a reported vehicle fire on Interstate 240 East.

MFD Fireground 30 D12 · 0:31
Engine 44, Engine 21, PK2, passenger vehicle on fire, Interstate 240 East, cross of Shelby Farms Green Line and I-40 East, talk group Alpha 5. Engine 15, just being with cardiac history, 2782 Carnes Avenue, cross of Pendleton Street and Josephine Street, talk group Alpha 5. 12.

The reported car was smoking, not on fire, near the flyover before the highway.

MPD Traffic · 0:30
I don't think it was on fire, but it definitely was smoking. Let me show you. I'm not seeing any calls up there, but I'll check. Is it going eastbound or westbound? I have two 40s going, I would say west, but it's not on 40s. Once you pass the flyover, right there, it's right there at the flyover before you get on 40 east to get off. So, you know, right there north of Walnut Grove, because north of Walnut Grove runs east to west.

An officer in the area reports a car fire.

MPD Traffic · 0:28
23, dispatch. Go ahead, 23. I really can't tell, but it looks like, have you had any calls about a vehicle being on fire at I-240? Just north of Wiseman Road, where the, where the flower is. I can check with the apartment, not all of Wiseman. That's clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Interstate Highway 240 W & Walnut Grove Rd.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene near the I-40 and I-240 split.

MFD Dispatch 1 · 0:31
Engine 16, is unit 12 on the scene? Engine 16, unit 12 is already transported. Check, Engine 16, 1316. Engine 44, go on the scene. On the 240 at I-40, give me 240 command. Engine 44, repeat your transmission, your radio is unreadable. Engine 44, going on the scene. Correct location is I-40, 240, the I-40 split. Engine 44, go on the scene.

Firefighters are responding to a reported vehicle fire on Interstate 240 East.

MFD Fireground 30 D12 · 0:31
Engine 44, Engine 21, PK2, passenger vehicle on fire, Interstate 240 East, cross of Shelby Farms Green Line and I-40 East, talk group Alpha 5. Engine 15, just being with cardiac history, 2782 Carnes Avenue, cross of Pendleton Street and Josephine Street, talk group Alpha 5. 12.

The reported car was smoking, not on fire, near the flyover before the highway.

MPD Traffic · 0:30
I don't think it was on fire, but it definitely was smoking. Let me show you. I'm not seeing any calls up there, but I'll check. Is it going eastbound or westbound? I have two 40s going, I would say west, but it's not on 40s. Once you pass the flyover, right there, it's right there at the flyover before you get on 40 east to get off. So, you know, right there north of Walnut Grove, because north of Walnut Grove runs east to west.

An officer in the area reports a car fire.

MPD Traffic · 0:28
23, dispatch. Go ahead, 23. I really can't tell, but it looks like, have you had any calls about a vehicle being on fire at I-240? Just north of Wiseman Road, where the, where the flower is. I can check with the apartment, not all of Wiseman. That's clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Interstate Highway 240 W & Walnut Grove Rd.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene near the I-40 and I-240 split.

MFD Dispatch 1 · 0:31
Engine 16, is unit 12 on the scene? Engine 16, unit 12 is already transported. Check, Engine 16, 1316. Engine 44, go on the scene. On the 240 at I-40, give me 240 command. Engine 44, repeat your transmission, your radio is unreadable. Engine 44, going on the scene. Correct location is I-40, 240, the I-40 split. Engine 44, go on the scene.

Firefighters are responding to a reported vehicle fire on Interstate 240 East.

MFD Fireground 30 D12 · 0:31
Engine 44, Engine 21, PK2, passenger vehicle on fire, Interstate 240 East, cross of Shelby Farms Green Line and I-40 East, talk group Alpha 5. Engine 15, just being with cardiac history, 2782 Carnes Avenue, cross of Pendleton Street and Josephine Street, talk group Alpha 5. 12.

The reported car was smoking, not on fire, near the flyover before the highway.

MPD Traffic · 0:30
I don't think it was on fire, but it definitely was smoking. Let me show you. I'm not seeing any calls up there, but I'll check. Is it going eastbound or westbound? I have two 40s going, I would say west, but it's not on 40s. Once you pass the flyover, right there, it's right there at the flyover before you get on 40 east to get off. So, you know, right there north of Walnut Grove, because north of Walnut Grove runs east to west.

An officer in the area reports a car fire.

MPD Traffic · 0:28
23, dispatch. Go ahead, 23. I really can't tell, but it looks like, have you had any calls about a vehicle being on fire at I-240? Just north of Wiseman Road, where the, where the flower is. I can check with the apartment, not all of Wiseman. That's clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Interstate Highway 240 W & Walnut Grove Rd.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene near the I-40 and I-240 split.

MFD Dispatch 1 · 0:31
Engine 16, is unit 12 on the scene? Engine 16, unit 12 is already transported. Check, Engine 16, 1316. Engine 44, go on the scene. On the 240 at I-40, give me 240 command. Engine 44, repeat your transmission, your radio is unreadable. Engine 44, going on the scene. Correct location is I-40, 240, the I-40 split. Engine 44, go on the scene.

Firefighters are responding to a reported vehicle fire on Interstate 240 East.

MFD Fireground 30 D12 · 0:31
Engine 44, Engine 21, PK2, passenger vehicle on fire, Interstate 240 East, cross of Shelby Farms Green Line and I-40 East, talk group Alpha 5. Engine 15, just being with cardiac history, 2782 Carnes Avenue, cross of Pendleton Street and Josephine Street, talk group Alpha 5. 12.

The reported car was smoking, not on fire, near the flyover before the highway.

MPD Traffic · 0:30
I don't think it was on fire, but it definitely was smoking. Let me show you. I'm not seeing any calls up there, but I'll check. Is it going eastbound or westbound? I have two 40s going, I would say west, but it's not on 40s. Once you pass the flyover, right there, it's right there at the flyover before you get on 40 east to get off. So, you know, right there north of Walnut Grove, because north of Walnut Grove runs east to west.

An officer in the area reports a car fire.

MPD Traffic · 0:28
23, dispatch. Go ahead, 23. I really can't tell, but it looks like, have you had any calls about a vehicle being on fire at I-240? Just north of Wiseman Road, where the, where the flower is. I can check with the apartment, not all of Wiseman. That's clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Interstate Highway 240 W & Walnut Grove Rd.

Firefighters have arrived at the scene near the I-40 and I-240 split.

MFD Dispatch 1 · 0:31
Engine 16, is unit 12 on the scene? Engine 16, unit 12 is already transported. Check, Engine 16, 1316. Engine 44, go on the scene. On the 240 at I-40, give me 240 command. Engine 44, repeat your transmission, your radio is unreadable. Engine 44, going on the scene. Correct location is I-40, 240, the I-40 split. Engine 44, go on the scene.

Firefighters are responding to a reported vehicle fire on Interstate 240 East.

MFD Fireground 30 D12 · 0:31
Engine 44, Engine 21, PK2, passenger vehicle on fire, Interstate 240 East, cross of Shelby Farms Green Line and I-40 East, talk group Alpha 5. Engine 15, just being with cardiac history, 2782 Carnes Avenue, cross of Pendleton Street and Josephine Street, talk group Alpha 5. 12.

The reported car was smoking, not on fire, near the flyover before the highway.

MPD Traffic · 0:30
I don't think it was on fire, but it definitely was smoking. Let me show you. I'm not seeing any calls up there, but I'll check. Is it going eastbound or westbound? I have two 40s going, I would say west, but it's not on 40s. Once you pass the flyover, right there, it's right there at the flyover before you get on 40 east to get off. So, you know, right there north of Walnut Grove, because north of Walnut Grove runs east to west.

An officer in the area reports a car fire.

MPD Traffic · 0:28
23, dispatch. Go ahead, 23. I really can't tell, but it looks like, have you had any calls about a vehicle being on fire at I-240? Just north of Wiseman Road, where the, where the flower is. I can check with the apartment, not all of Wiseman. That's clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Interstate Highway 240 W & Walnut Grove Rd.

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