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Greyhound Bus Engulfed in Flames Under Bridge

I-71 S & Fulton Rd

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  • Firefighters responded to a fully engulfed car fire on I-71 South near Fulton Road in Cleveland. A drone confirmed the vehicle was in flames in the low-speed lane, and Engine 2 was dispatched to the scene.

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An engineer is needed to assess the bridge's safety before reopening it to traffic.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:14
You're going to have to direct the highway traffic off. We'll also need an O-knot engineer to sign off on this bridge to open it for traffic. Copy, B4.

Additional units are requested for a washdown at the bus fire scene.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:09
Copy that. Engine 2 to dispatch, can you start us another pumper? We'll need them for a wash down. Copy, Engine 2.

Firefighters report the fire is under control, and Fulton South is shut down.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:18
Engine 2 to dispatch. Go, Engine 2. Keep you updated. Fire's under control. We have Fulton South shut down. All the occupants, OEC, PD, EMS. Copy that, Engine 2.

Fire supervisors are ensuring the Fulton Bridge remains closed due to potential structural concerns.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:09
8282 to radio. Fire supervisor's just making sure we have the Fulton Bridge closed. It could be compromised.

Reports indicate three people need medical attention at the scene. Another ambulance is on the way.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:08
Medic 20, be advised also, we have reported of three injuries or three people needing EMS, so we're sending another unit. Medic 33 is coming to assist.

Police are coordinating to close the bridge due to heavy smoke from the bus fire.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:22
20 to Red on 2. Medic 20 on 2. If you could alert police, they probably need to get somebody up on Fulton to direct traffic or shut down the bridge. It is engulfed in smoke, and they're just zipping through there. They already advised police to get over there and close it down already when it first happened. Okay, copy.

Heavy smoke has engulfed the area as police work to shut down the bridge.

Emergency medical services have arrived at the scene of the Greyhound bus fire.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:30
Injuries. That's affirmative on EMS. EMS will have to take 71 South and take the Fulton West 25th exit and stay on the exit ramp. Engine 2 copies. Engine 2 to dispatch. Engine 2. Disregard, EMS is on scene. Tower 1 to dispatch, going to give you an update. Greyhound bus fully involved. EMS is on scene.

Police are redirecting traffic from the highway exit ramp near the Fulton Road Bridge.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:31
And Sam 14 to radio. We're going to need some assistance pulling traffic from the exit ramp of the highway here on Fulton. Alright, I copy the exit ramp at Fulton. So, you got Charlie 12 and Frank 12. Do you want more than the two? How about 2 Adam 11? 2 Adam 11, can you head that way? Yep. It's on your boards. I have Fulton North at the 71 entrance blocked right now, but I can't stay. I'm sending people onto the ramp.

The bus involved in the fire is a Greyhound.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:08
It's a Greyhound bus that's engulfed in flames underneath the bridge. Is it occupied or unoccupied?

An ambulance is en route to the bus fire as a precaution, with no known occupants reported.

Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:08
We're at center of the Medic 20. It's unknown if there's any occupants. This is all just precautionary. Copy that. We'll head over there.
Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:11
Red Center to Medic 20. Medic 20, go ahead. 20, we're going to send you that run for that engulfed bus that's on fire. Copy that. Medic 20, just be advised, Fulton is closed.

A large crowd has gathered under the Fulton Road Bridge where the bus fire is occurring.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:30
Sam 50 to radio. Sam 50. Did you get a call for a large fire near the Fulton and Denison area? Negative. Yeah, might want to send fire that way. There's a, it looks like it's under the Fulton Road Bridge. It's, it's, something's burning pretty bad. Yeah, Sam 14 to radio. I'm seeing that smoke. I'm right over the bridge right now. Sarge, is that coming from under the bridge? It is. There's a large crowd of people under the bridge.

Firefighters requested police assistance for traffic control due to the bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:05
Tower 1 to dispatch, we're going to need CPD for traffic control also.

Firefighters on scene report a bus is fully engulfed in flames under the Fulton Road Bridge, prompting a bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:24
Dispatch B2, back in quarters. Battalion 2, back. Tower 1 on scene. We have a bus, heavy fire, right directly under the Fulton Road Bridge. We're going to have to close Fulton Road Bridge, northbound and southbound, between Denison and probably Poe Avenue or West 41st.

The drone unit reports the car is fully engulfed in flames.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:23
Dispatch to Drone 1. Drone 1, dispatch. The vehicle's southbound 71, low speed lane, heavy flames, fully involved. Copy, Drone 1. 1, copy. Copy, Drone 1. Tower 1, can you have Engine 2 go on TAC 1? Dispatch to Engine 2, do you copy, go on TAC 1 for traffic? Engine 2, copy.

A drone has visual confirmation of the car fire in the low-speed lane. Firefighters are coordinating response.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:31
DFR, Drone 1, dispatch. Go ahead, Drone 1. Copy, we have aircraft in the air. We have visual on the vehicle that's on fire. Dispatch, Blocker 1, wheels rolling. Tire 1, can you have Engine 2 go to TAC 1? Engine 2, do you copy? DFR, Drone 1, the dispatch, copy. That's in the low-speed lane, 71. Drone 1, we copy, low-speed lane, 71. Dispatch to Engine 2.

Firefighters have received a report of a car fire.

Cleveland FD Ops · 0:07
Engine 2, Tower 1, vehicle fire, I-71 South and Fulton Road.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 S & Fulton Rd.

An engineer is needed to assess the bridge's safety before reopening it to traffic.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:14
You're going to have to direct the highway traffic off. We'll also need an O-knot engineer to sign off on this bridge to open it for traffic. Copy, B4.

Additional units are requested for a washdown at the bus fire scene.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:09
Copy that. Engine 2 to dispatch, can you start us another pumper? We'll need them for a wash down. Copy, Engine 2.

Firefighters report the fire is under control, and Fulton South is shut down.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:18
Engine 2 to dispatch. Go, Engine 2. Keep you updated. Fire's under control. We have Fulton South shut down. All the occupants, OEC, PD, EMS. Copy that, Engine 2.

Fire supervisors are ensuring the Fulton Bridge remains closed due to potential structural concerns.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:09
8282 to radio. Fire supervisor's just making sure we have the Fulton Bridge closed. It could be compromised.

Reports indicate three people need medical attention at the scene. Another ambulance is on the way.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:08
Medic 20, be advised also, we have reported of three injuries or three people needing EMS, so we're sending another unit. Medic 33 is coming to assist.

Police are coordinating to close the bridge due to heavy smoke from the bus fire.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:22
20 to Red on 2. Medic 20 on 2. If you could alert police, they probably need to get somebody up on Fulton to direct traffic or shut down the bridge. It is engulfed in smoke, and they're just zipping through there. They already advised police to get over there and close it down already when it first happened. Okay, copy.

Heavy smoke has engulfed the area as police work to shut down the bridge.

Emergency medical services have arrived at the scene of the Greyhound bus fire.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:30
Injuries. That's affirmative on EMS. EMS will have to take 71 South and take the Fulton West 25th exit and stay on the exit ramp. Engine 2 copies. Engine 2 to dispatch. Engine 2. Disregard, EMS is on scene. Tower 1 to dispatch, going to give you an update. Greyhound bus fully involved. EMS is on scene.

Police are redirecting traffic from the highway exit ramp near the Fulton Road Bridge.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:31
And Sam 14 to radio. We're going to need some assistance pulling traffic from the exit ramp of the highway here on Fulton. Alright, I copy the exit ramp at Fulton. So, you got Charlie 12 and Frank 12. Do you want more than the two? How about 2 Adam 11? 2 Adam 11, can you head that way? Yep. It's on your boards. I have Fulton North at the 71 entrance blocked right now, but I can't stay. I'm sending people onto the ramp.

The bus involved in the fire is a Greyhound.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:08
It's a Greyhound bus that's engulfed in flames underneath the bridge. Is it occupied or unoccupied?

An ambulance is en route to the bus fire as a precaution, with no known occupants reported.

Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:08
We're at center of the Medic 20. It's unknown if there's any occupants. This is all just precautionary. Copy that. We'll head over there.
Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:11
Red Center to Medic 20. Medic 20, go ahead. 20, we're going to send you that run for that engulfed bus that's on fire. Copy that. Medic 20, just be advised, Fulton is closed.

A large crowd has gathered under the Fulton Road Bridge where the bus fire is occurring.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:30
Sam 50 to radio. Sam 50. Did you get a call for a large fire near the Fulton and Denison area? Negative. Yeah, might want to send fire that way. There's a, it looks like it's under the Fulton Road Bridge. It's, it's, something's burning pretty bad. Yeah, Sam 14 to radio. I'm seeing that smoke. I'm right over the bridge right now. Sarge, is that coming from under the bridge? It is. There's a large crowd of people under the bridge.

Firefighters requested police assistance for traffic control due to the bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:05
Tower 1 to dispatch, we're going to need CPD for traffic control also.

Firefighters on scene report a bus is fully engulfed in flames under the Fulton Road Bridge, prompting a bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:24
Dispatch B2, back in quarters. Battalion 2, back. Tower 1 on scene. We have a bus, heavy fire, right directly under the Fulton Road Bridge. We're going to have to close Fulton Road Bridge, northbound and southbound, between Denison and probably Poe Avenue or West 41st.

The drone unit reports the car is fully engulfed in flames.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:23
Dispatch to Drone 1. Drone 1, dispatch. The vehicle's southbound 71, low speed lane, heavy flames, fully involved. Copy, Drone 1. 1, copy. Copy, Drone 1. Tower 1, can you have Engine 2 go on TAC 1? Dispatch to Engine 2, do you copy, go on TAC 1 for traffic? Engine 2, copy.

A drone has visual confirmation of the car fire in the low-speed lane. Firefighters are coordinating response.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:31
DFR, Drone 1, dispatch. Go ahead, Drone 1. Copy, we have aircraft in the air. We have visual on the vehicle that's on fire. Dispatch, Blocker 1, wheels rolling. Tire 1, can you have Engine 2 go to TAC 1? Engine 2, do you copy? DFR, Drone 1, the dispatch, copy. That's in the low-speed lane, 71. Drone 1, we copy, low-speed lane, 71. Dispatch to Engine 2.

Firefighters have received a report of a car fire.

Cleveland FD Ops · 0:07
Engine 2, Tower 1, vehicle fire, I-71 South and Fulton Road.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 S & Fulton Rd.

An engineer is needed to assess the bridge's safety before reopening it to traffic.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:14
You're going to have to direct the highway traffic off. We'll also need an O-knot engineer to sign off on this bridge to open it for traffic. Copy, B4.

Additional units are requested for a washdown at the bus fire scene.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:09
Copy that. Engine 2 to dispatch, can you start us another pumper? We'll need them for a wash down. Copy, Engine 2.

Firefighters report the fire is under control, and Fulton South is shut down.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:18
Engine 2 to dispatch. Go, Engine 2. Keep you updated. Fire's under control. We have Fulton South shut down. All the occupants, OEC, PD, EMS. Copy that, Engine 2.

Fire supervisors are ensuring the Fulton Bridge remains closed due to potential structural concerns.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:09
8282 to radio. Fire supervisor's just making sure we have the Fulton Bridge closed. It could be compromised.

Reports indicate three people need medical attention at the scene. Another ambulance is on the way.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:08
Medic 20, be advised also, we have reported of three injuries or three people needing EMS, so we're sending another unit. Medic 33 is coming to assist.

Police are coordinating to close the bridge due to heavy smoke from the bus fire.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:22
20 to Red on 2. Medic 20 on 2. If you could alert police, they probably need to get somebody up on Fulton to direct traffic or shut down the bridge. It is engulfed in smoke, and they're just zipping through there. They already advised police to get over there and close it down already when it first happened. Okay, copy.

Heavy smoke has engulfed the area as police work to shut down the bridge.

Emergency medical services have arrived at the scene of the Greyhound bus fire.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:30
Injuries. That's affirmative on EMS. EMS will have to take 71 South and take the Fulton West 25th exit and stay on the exit ramp. Engine 2 copies. Engine 2 to dispatch. Engine 2. Disregard, EMS is on scene. Tower 1 to dispatch, going to give you an update. Greyhound bus fully involved. EMS is on scene.

Police are redirecting traffic from the highway exit ramp near the Fulton Road Bridge.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:31
And Sam 14 to radio. We're going to need some assistance pulling traffic from the exit ramp of the highway here on Fulton. Alright, I copy the exit ramp at Fulton. So, you got Charlie 12 and Frank 12. Do you want more than the two? How about 2 Adam 11? 2 Adam 11, can you head that way? Yep. It's on your boards. I have Fulton North at the 71 entrance blocked right now, but I can't stay. I'm sending people onto the ramp.

The bus involved in the fire is a Greyhound.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:08
It's a Greyhound bus that's engulfed in flames underneath the bridge. Is it occupied or unoccupied?

An ambulance is en route to the bus fire as a precaution, with no known occupants reported.

Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:08
We're at center of the Medic 20. It's unknown if there's any occupants. This is all just precautionary. Copy that. We'll head over there.
Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:11
Red Center to Medic 20. Medic 20, go ahead. 20, we're going to send you that run for that engulfed bus that's on fire. Copy that. Medic 20, just be advised, Fulton is closed.

A large crowd has gathered under the Fulton Road Bridge where the bus fire is occurring.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:30
Sam 50 to radio. Sam 50. Did you get a call for a large fire near the Fulton and Denison area? Negative. Yeah, might want to send fire that way. There's a, it looks like it's under the Fulton Road Bridge. It's, it's, something's burning pretty bad. Yeah, Sam 14 to radio. I'm seeing that smoke. I'm right over the bridge right now. Sarge, is that coming from under the bridge? It is. There's a large crowd of people under the bridge.

Firefighters requested police assistance for traffic control due to the bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:05
Tower 1 to dispatch, we're going to need CPD for traffic control also.

Firefighters on scene report a bus is fully engulfed in flames under the Fulton Road Bridge, prompting a bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:24
Dispatch B2, back in quarters. Battalion 2, back. Tower 1 on scene. We have a bus, heavy fire, right directly under the Fulton Road Bridge. We're going to have to close Fulton Road Bridge, northbound and southbound, between Denison and probably Poe Avenue or West 41st.

The drone unit reports the car is fully engulfed in flames.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:23
Dispatch to Drone 1. Drone 1, dispatch. The vehicle's southbound 71, low speed lane, heavy flames, fully involved. Copy, Drone 1. 1, copy. Copy, Drone 1. Tower 1, can you have Engine 2 go on TAC 1? Dispatch to Engine 2, do you copy, go on TAC 1 for traffic? Engine 2, copy.

A drone has visual confirmation of the car fire in the low-speed lane. Firefighters are coordinating response.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:31
DFR, Drone 1, dispatch. Go ahead, Drone 1. Copy, we have aircraft in the air. We have visual on the vehicle that's on fire. Dispatch, Blocker 1, wheels rolling. Tire 1, can you have Engine 2 go to TAC 1? Engine 2, do you copy? DFR, Drone 1, the dispatch, copy. That's in the low-speed lane, 71. Drone 1, we copy, low-speed lane, 71. Dispatch to Engine 2.

Firefighters have received a report of a car fire.

Cleveland FD Ops · 0:07
Engine 2, Tower 1, vehicle fire, I-71 South and Fulton Road.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 S & Fulton Rd.

An engineer is needed to assess the bridge's safety before reopening it to traffic.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:14
You're going to have to direct the highway traffic off. We'll also need an O-knot engineer to sign off on this bridge to open it for traffic. Copy, B4.

Additional units are requested for a washdown at the bus fire scene.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:09
Copy that. Engine 2 to dispatch, can you start us another pumper? We'll need them for a wash down. Copy, Engine 2.

Firefighters report the fire is under control, and Fulton South is shut down.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:18
Engine 2 to dispatch. Go, Engine 2. Keep you updated. Fire's under control. We have Fulton South shut down. All the occupants, OEC, PD, EMS. Copy that, Engine 2.

Fire supervisors are ensuring the Fulton Bridge remains closed due to potential structural concerns.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:09
8282 to radio. Fire supervisor's just making sure we have the Fulton Bridge closed. It could be compromised.

Reports indicate three people need medical attention at the scene. Another ambulance is on the way.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:08
Medic 20, be advised also, we have reported of three injuries or three people needing EMS, so we're sending another unit. Medic 33 is coming to assist.

Police are coordinating to close the bridge due to heavy smoke from the bus fire.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:22
20 to Red on 2. Medic 20 on 2. If you could alert police, they probably need to get somebody up on Fulton to direct traffic or shut down the bridge. It is engulfed in smoke, and they're just zipping through there. They already advised police to get over there and close it down already when it first happened. Okay, copy.

Heavy smoke has engulfed the area as police work to shut down the bridge.

Emergency medical services have arrived at the scene of the Greyhound bus fire.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:30
Injuries. That's affirmative on EMS. EMS will have to take 71 South and take the Fulton West 25th exit and stay on the exit ramp. Engine 2 copies. Engine 2 to dispatch. Engine 2. Disregard, EMS is on scene. Tower 1 to dispatch, going to give you an update. Greyhound bus fully involved. EMS is on scene.

Police are redirecting traffic from the highway exit ramp near the Fulton Road Bridge.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:31
And Sam 14 to radio. We're going to need some assistance pulling traffic from the exit ramp of the highway here on Fulton. Alright, I copy the exit ramp at Fulton. So, you got Charlie 12 and Frank 12. Do you want more than the two? How about 2 Adam 11? 2 Adam 11, can you head that way? Yep. It's on your boards. I have Fulton North at the 71 entrance blocked right now, but I can't stay. I'm sending people onto the ramp.

The bus involved in the fire is a Greyhound.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:08
It's a Greyhound bus that's engulfed in flames underneath the bridge. Is it occupied or unoccupied?

An ambulance is en route to the bus fire as a precaution, with no known occupants reported.

Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:08
We're at center of the Medic 20. It's unknown if there's any occupants. This is all just precautionary. Copy that. We'll head over there.
Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:11
Red Center to Medic 20. Medic 20, go ahead. 20, we're going to send you that run for that engulfed bus that's on fire. Copy that. Medic 20, just be advised, Fulton is closed.

A large crowd has gathered under the Fulton Road Bridge where the bus fire is occurring.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:30
Sam 50 to radio. Sam 50. Did you get a call for a large fire near the Fulton and Denison area? Negative. Yeah, might want to send fire that way. There's a, it looks like it's under the Fulton Road Bridge. It's, it's, something's burning pretty bad. Yeah, Sam 14 to radio. I'm seeing that smoke. I'm right over the bridge right now. Sarge, is that coming from under the bridge? It is. There's a large crowd of people under the bridge.

Firefighters requested police assistance for traffic control due to the bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:05
Tower 1 to dispatch, we're going to need CPD for traffic control also.

Firefighters on scene report a bus is fully engulfed in flames under the Fulton Road Bridge, prompting a bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:24
Dispatch B2, back in quarters. Battalion 2, back. Tower 1 on scene. We have a bus, heavy fire, right directly under the Fulton Road Bridge. We're going to have to close Fulton Road Bridge, northbound and southbound, between Denison and probably Poe Avenue or West 41st.

The drone unit reports the car is fully engulfed in flames.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:23
Dispatch to Drone 1. Drone 1, dispatch. The vehicle's southbound 71, low speed lane, heavy flames, fully involved. Copy, Drone 1. 1, copy. Copy, Drone 1. Tower 1, can you have Engine 2 go on TAC 1? Dispatch to Engine 2, do you copy, go on TAC 1 for traffic? Engine 2, copy.

A drone has visual confirmation of the car fire in the low-speed lane. Firefighters are coordinating response.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:31
DFR, Drone 1, dispatch. Go ahead, Drone 1. Copy, we have aircraft in the air. We have visual on the vehicle that's on fire. Dispatch, Blocker 1, wheels rolling. Tire 1, can you have Engine 2 go to TAC 1? Engine 2, do you copy? DFR, Drone 1, the dispatch, copy. That's in the low-speed lane, 71. Drone 1, we copy, low-speed lane, 71. Dispatch to Engine 2.

Firefighters have received a report of a car fire.

Cleveland FD Ops · 0:07
Engine 2, Tower 1, vehicle fire, I-71 South and Fulton Road.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 S & Fulton Rd.

An engineer is needed to assess the bridge's safety before reopening it to traffic.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:14
You're going to have to direct the highway traffic off. We'll also need an O-knot engineer to sign off on this bridge to open it for traffic. Copy, B4.

Additional units are requested for a washdown at the bus fire scene.

Cleveland FD TAC 4 · 0:09
Copy that. Engine 2 to dispatch, can you start us another pumper? We'll need them for a wash down. Copy, Engine 2.

Firefighters report the fire is under control, and Fulton South is shut down.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:18
Engine 2 to dispatch. Go, Engine 2. Keep you updated. Fire's under control. We have Fulton South shut down. All the occupants, OEC, PD, EMS. Copy that, Engine 2.

Fire supervisors are ensuring the Fulton Bridge remains closed due to potential structural concerns.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:09
8282 to radio. Fire supervisor's just making sure we have the Fulton Bridge closed. It could be compromised.

Reports indicate three people need medical attention at the scene. Another ambulance is on the way.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:08
Medic 20, be advised also, we have reported of three injuries or three people needing EMS, so we're sending another unit. Medic 33 is coming to assist.

Police are coordinating to close the bridge due to heavy smoke from the bus fire.

Cleveland EMS 2 · 0:22
20 to Red on 2. Medic 20 on 2. If you could alert police, they probably need to get somebody up on Fulton to direct traffic or shut down the bridge. It is engulfed in smoke, and they're just zipping through there. They already advised police to get over there and close it down already when it first happened. Okay, copy.

Heavy smoke has engulfed the area as police work to shut down the bridge.

Emergency medical services have arrived at the scene of the Greyhound bus fire.

Cleveland FD TAC 1 · 0:30
Injuries. That's affirmative on EMS. EMS will have to take 71 South and take the Fulton West 25th exit and stay on the exit ramp. Engine 2 copies. Engine 2 to dispatch. Engine 2. Disregard, EMS is on scene. Tower 1 to dispatch, going to give you an update. Greyhound bus fully involved. EMS is on scene.

Police are redirecting traffic from the highway exit ramp near the Fulton Road Bridge.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:31
And Sam 14 to radio. We're going to need some assistance pulling traffic from the exit ramp of the highway here on Fulton. Alright, I copy the exit ramp at Fulton. So, you got Charlie 12 and Frank 12. Do you want more than the two? How about 2 Adam 11? 2 Adam 11, can you head that way? Yep. It's on your boards. I have Fulton North at the 71 entrance blocked right now, but I can't stay. I'm sending people onto the ramp.

The bus involved in the fire is a Greyhound.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:08
It's a Greyhound bus that's engulfed in flames underneath the bridge. Is it occupied or unoccupied?

An ambulance is en route to the bus fire as a precaution, with no known occupants reported.

Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:08
We're at center of the Medic 20. It's unknown if there's any occupants. This is all just precautionary. Copy that. We'll head over there.
Cleveland EMS 1 · 0:11
Red Center to Medic 20. Medic 20, go ahead. 20, we're going to send you that run for that engulfed bus that's on fire. Copy that. Medic 20, just be advised, Fulton is closed.

A large crowd has gathered under the Fulton Road Bridge where the bus fire is occurring.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:30
Sam 50 to radio. Sam 50. Did you get a call for a large fire near the Fulton and Denison area? Negative. Yeah, might want to send fire that way. There's a, it looks like it's under the Fulton Road Bridge. It's, it's, something's burning pretty bad. Yeah, Sam 14 to radio. I'm seeing that smoke. I'm right over the bridge right now. Sarge, is that coming from under the bridge? It is. There's a large crowd of people under the bridge.

Firefighters requested police assistance for traffic control due to the bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:05
Tower 1 to dispatch, we're going to need CPD for traffic control also.

Firefighters on scene report a bus is fully engulfed in flames under the Fulton Road Bridge, prompting a bridge closure.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:24
Dispatch B2, back in quarters. Battalion 2, back. Tower 1 on scene. We have a bus, heavy fire, right directly under the Fulton Road Bridge. We're going to have to close Fulton Road Bridge, northbound and southbound, between Denison and probably Poe Avenue or West 41st.

The drone unit reports the car is fully engulfed in flames.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:23
Dispatch to Drone 1. Drone 1, dispatch. The vehicle's southbound 71, low speed lane, heavy flames, fully involved. Copy, Drone 1. 1, copy. Copy, Drone 1. Tower 1, can you have Engine 2 go on TAC 1? Dispatch to Engine 2, do you copy, go on TAC 1 for traffic? Engine 2, copy.

A drone has visual confirmation of the car fire in the low-speed lane. Firefighters are coordinating response.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:31
DFR, Drone 1, dispatch. Go ahead, Drone 1. Copy, we have aircraft in the air. We have visual on the vehicle that's on fire. Dispatch, Blocker 1, wheels rolling. Tire 1, can you have Engine 2 go to TAC 1? Engine 2, do you copy? DFR, Drone 1, the dispatch, copy. That's in the low-speed lane, 71. Drone 1, we copy, low-speed lane, 71. Dispatch to Engine 2.

Firefighters have received a report of a car fire.

Cleveland FD Ops · 0:07
Engine 2, Tower 1, vehicle fire, I-71 South and Fulton Road.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at I-71 S & Fulton Rd.

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Comments9

themfknAug 5 at 12:19 PM

Its a greyhound bus, i just drove past it

ItzBoobie216Aug 5 at 12:26 PM

Wow really ? 😬

magic500Aug 6 at 8:45 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

User58396247Aug 5 at 11:35 PM

What happened? There were no bystanders or witnesses? There was no one on the bus? No one even driving the bus? Everyone perished, and it's a big mystery?

clevelandisgayAug 5 at 2:02 PM

wow cool!!!

montgomeryUser2366228015Aug 10 at 2:25 AM

@clevelandisgay love the name

themfknAug 5 at 12:19 PM

Its a greyhound bus, i just drove past it

ItzBoobie216Aug 5 at 12:26 PM

Wow really ? 😬

magic500Aug 6 at 8:45 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

User58396247Aug 5 at 11:35 PM

What happened? There were no bystanders or witnesses? There was no one on the bus? No one even driving the bus? Everyone perished, and it's a big mystery?

clevelandisgayAug 5 at 2:02 PM

wow cool!!!

montgomeryUser2366228015Aug 10 at 2:25 AM

@clevelandisgay love the name

themfknAug 5 at 12:19 PM

Its a greyhound bus, i just drove past it

ItzBoobie216Aug 5 at 12:26 PM

Wow really ? 😬

magic500Aug 6 at 8:45 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

User58396247Aug 5 at 11:35 PM

What happened? There were no bystanders or witnesses? There was no one on the bus? No one even driving the bus? Everyone perished, and it's a big mystery?

clevelandisgayAug 5 at 2:02 PM

wow cool!!!

montgomeryUser2366228015Aug 10 at 2:25 AM

@clevelandisgay love the name

themfknAug 5 at 12:19 PM

Its a greyhound bus, i just drove past it

ItzBoobie216Aug 5 at 12:26 PM

Wow really ? 😬

magic500Aug 6 at 8:45 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

User58396247Aug 5 at 11:35 PM

What happened? There were no bystanders or witnesses? There was no one on the bus? No one even driving the bus? Everyone perished, and it's a big mystery?

clevelandisgayAug 5 at 2:02 PM

wow cool!!!

montgomeryUser2366228015Aug 10 at 2:25 AM

@clevelandisgay love the name

themfknAug 5 at 12:19 PM

Its a greyhound bus, i just drove past it

ItzBoobie216Aug 5 at 12:26 PM

Wow really ? 😬

magic500Aug 6 at 8:45 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

User58396247Aug 5 at 11:35 PM

What happened? There were no bystanders or witnesses? There was no one on the bus? No one even driving the bus? Everyone perished, and it's a big mystery?

clevelandisgayAug 5 at 2:02 PM

wow cool!!!

montgomeryUser2366228015Aug 10 at 2:25 AM

@clevelandisgay love the name

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