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Everett fire 12-5-07 |
| Published: | Wed, 5 Dec 2007 |
| Description: | It was an amazing fire: 9,400 gallons of gasoline gushing from a truck and a river of flames running down the streets of Everett Massachusetts. Even more amazing was the number of injuries: zero. The driver of the tanker truck, Chad LaFrance, 30, of Dover, N.H. was cited for speeding and for not having a federal medical certificate with him, which would certify him as fit to drive. What should happen to the driver? |
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" You wanna what it is when you look out the window in -- neighbor's car blows up the when your car blows up that is a tragedy. Ethnic comedy yeah names -- Rosa and pretty abusing I would say if your. The bureaucracy are really -- sick bastard if you find -- you you don't think it's you don't think it's somewhat hubris the drive by a car fully audio Bible horrifying horrifying. Yes I was giving a variation of the old joke you know appeared neighbor loses his job it's a recession if you lose your job it's at the pressure. Same thing."
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" Chad -- France 30 of Dover, New Hampshire what should happen to him. Records in New Hampshire list three speeding violations a few years ago involving what for it's as personal vehicle. Well France's record also lists to failures to have his vehicle -- that W me grief about getting my car inspected today a couple of weeks early. They're assuming it was late but it wasn't actually. For once. This guy this guy doesn't even bother to get his own vehicle inspected and now he's driving around below like a bat out of hell 18 I you know the thing of that that. If there's a silver lining to this thing you know they'll also -- truck drivers when they get into these GM's. They always blame AXA small passenger car right some some Volkswagen cut him off. I think it's going to be hard to have to put that went forward you know at this time -- night and you know he was it he was there. I assume I you know he'll probably make the pitch but I doubt anybody's going to buy it. Neither he was going too fast with the -- turned over and it did just created this horrible situation and again thank goodness that that nobody was hurt Colleen your -- with how -- cargo ahead calling."
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" Well my guess is that Chet had one -- our problem is it at. All I feel very badly for all people -- traffic that morning with admirable and I kept hearing about it."
" I thought I'd forgotten about that it's not just a 130 people it's everybody it's everybody north of the city. -- once was a big mess right."
" No one wrote and I read -- Andy -- got Albert. They extra traffic."
" out more tomorrow -- Check visible line kept thanks for the call call it 18774694322 Kevin you're next with how we cargo ahead Kevin"
" we merry christmas and welcome back missed you too six they did decide to be bigger have two miles from it gave its welcome -- about five seconds. And I went outside and I -- it but -- in an attack yet."
" I just kept I just don't remember seeing pictures like do like in Everett today were it looks like get more looks like somebody put myself a car bomb in Baghdad"
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" Well a disgrace in bringing total no responsibility here actions that that was a joke suspect Eric got out. -- Indian and struck around that you -- and the the last one want to make tally of any Democrat issued a press release yet. Saying this is further -- we need to develop our dependence on foreign oil."
" Think again governments like pointed out John Kerry is is lost a -- John Kerry and Deval Patrick have both lost they a marvelous opportunity for being in it from being in Asia. During this -- during this terrible moment forever thanks for the call Kevin 18774694322. Keith your next with power cargo ahead --"
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" Keith again I know -- get used to do when anything in life you know whether -- handling explosives or drive in the gas truck or whatever but they don't shoot don't -- Exercise a little more caution knowing what you got in your truck is opposed does somebody who's hauling hog calling that led filled voice from that. I've -- China."
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" I know I know white but I've talked to enough for you guys to move to no I mean I never cut in front of a truck -- just it's suicide you know why would you why would you do what I mean I know how long it takes to slow down a truck."
" I mean that's that's what a great idea but your -- people out you know how that could help I'm going to be sitting. There are where you are right now what -- Do you try to get a quality is all the doubt that the battalion so -- out they have all of them but I say I'd seen some pretty strange spell over the years what are 22 years the million files. There you can bet the seat the pretty pretty weird thing about it --"
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" Chief Keith had declined repeated requests for call. Thanks for the call keep 1877465432 DC almost call. Tip for that for future reporters for road reporters of tomorrow. Call twice that we can put in the paper he did he did not return repeated phone call AJ your Macs with how we cargo ahead AJ."
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" I was at the site this morning have a customer -- right yeah luckily is placed didn't go up in flames about I'd also said the defendant -- which very bad but if if the Arabs eutectic ever -- up in every it would make it and it looked like a firecracker. They've been cleared up from prostate scenario that they generally not that's why they gotta get these things offshore."
" who I mean who wants it anywhere AJ you know nobody nobody could talk about the ultimate nimby. -- rather have who I'd I'd rather have wind turbines in any day of the week than than elegy tankers."
" I -- tour but it's it's a necessity we need aghast but not -- you know it would take -- piles of all people but. Didn't back a chat. I mean this guy right girl -- liquid -- And you know. He should never be allowed to drive anything ever again let alone anything out but I mean not. It's like it's got -- retaining and don't take me save."
" Thanks for the college 18. -- think it do we do we know if he was actually formally charged today was it was dirty kind of -- set that they did you know the base that they make imposed a hundred dollars bail or something like that. Some months of Daniel taveras -- legal in the Eisenberg type of slaps right did he wasn't -- he was cited okay he was cited that's great. Facial facial a Collie J 187 pat your next with how we cargo ahead pat."
" welcome back thanks I I I think. What do what it will orbit in is that right. Would probably Iowa who wary picked up well get all it's just. It's double live or -- to speed you know just after that report that quote. Is well. I mean a story on our highways and the beastie even more. And apparently unsafe driver I'd go by the area where where after a Bert -- you'll -- area. And I was bothered if our way. And it would -- struck right beside. Their article that they just so people want but one -- them equip the better half inch awful but Bob was in quarrel. Just what what what part of it all flooding upstate we -- they -- no you know and it."
" But that's largest truck drivers to do that I'd -- they've been known to do that on occasion."
" I I do what all of that might help -- at him as so we couldn't what liquid all. You know don't say yeah it is right -- where the accident happened is that you will be a little bit more cautious."
" Yeah no you you would think what I understand is why why he why that why -- had was driving like a bat out of hell -- the morning I just don't get I mean. Again you can make good at when there's no other traffic on the highway you don't need to speed billion. I mean not an island and art and an urban area like if you're out of the pike you know in your Worcester county okay go you know polluted overdrive right but I if -- if not accurate an urban area."
" Ali I think what they have to do these guys. Audit even and they're all personal they get a speeding tickets private -- as the aerial it will fit our --"
" Right IJ IRA I got no I got no problem with that and you know the beagle in the court though that be sitting there be a cry in the bucket you know you know it would work. -- I got child support payments my wife and my new wife is -- you know why I mean you're gonna take away my CD I'll if you think women CBL though albeit on welfare than they'll come after me for child support I'll be locked up what what the benefit is that the society I could I get here already. I -- here already. Thanks for the call -- 18774694322 on how we car."
" I've got that look like night I was -- all the way down and I think I hope everybody -- okay."
" Officer Marcel I should. Give congratulations to the -- police and fire."
" In Everett and all of the surrounding communities to respond to the first responders for Robert for getting everybody out and I do I do they they did a great job everybody did a great job including the residents of."
" Course who were got themselves out of there it's it's it's it's a miracle that nobody was killed."
" But I'm -- I -- liquid balm."
" To -- way to put it. By the way news for mullah -- hog the shooter was on the anti depressants stop me if you've heard this one before why did they call -- anti depressants when all these these people who it up -- killing other people in in -- who large multiples almost seemed to be on impact. The press and --"
" Have a an addiction. And an alcoholism disorder as well as bipolar disorder."
" Quality that guy is 19 but I was 19 by the way and he he he had he was coming up on a on a rap for a illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. I don't think that would propel the -- that this something you moral points of the anti depressants so called. Anyway we're talking about Chad -- France 30 of Dover, New Hampshire. Records in New Hampshire list three speeding violations a few years ago involving what -- personal vehicle France's record also indicate -- to failures to have his vehicle inspected. The unit you know there I I would want targets opera not having my vehicle inspected it was just what the callers that I couldn't that I couldn't pass and I didn't I didn't have time -- want to go and I get the I don't know what away I had that I have. I think it truck -- hit then -- was a truck it hit me knocked satellite. And a huge this that and I had I was gonna need to replace the the whole lost sight of a car to get the light to be able to. Fit I just didn't want to do what I did have the money whenever I forget what it was but. You know you -- you don't get in it's not a question of time it's because you have some problem with the car usually. And you just can't be bothered getting it fixed and this is this is this guy is right around public would bomb an easier is irresponsible as I was when I when I didn't get my car inspected it Steve you're next with powered car go ahead Steve."
" Back on they do. Our gentle pressure argues he's -- for being an -- Burgundy Michael Leavitt and everybody courts of optical or. -- you know whether remover to live through that a look at that that you yeah in New York --"
" This is the guy Addison is a guy by the way who what was let go after rod tried to shoot some of his classmates in Boston and that he went up and killed a a police officer enough Manchester. Yeah that you don't lies in berg is to seize more recent could go up to go ahead Steve."
" Yeah just got. It you can Eric didn't work from public bombs and they'll be working a quickie mart -- that he argued."
" It -- the call Steve 187746943 doo doo doll by your next with Howie Carr."
" Erekat and wherever welcome back thank you. Geez what's worse -- that the yesterday at one period aren't count or probably without parents or -- with 10000 Gallup suggests."
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" I never got to ask opt in just you know they're like now just attract -- off the Mark that. Fantastic job those first responders -- police severed by a imagine what they have it would make a great job by those both."
" Yeah I mean DG yeah I mean you're the talk about model which get meant to write. I mean these are this other cut I mean these cars exploding right out in front of all."
" Yeah I want explosion that the the other like it's a great job by those guys over whenever it on the ground."
" Thanks thanks Stella -- Kevin your am told by Tucker who could knock on there yes reason why they speed is because we get paid by the loads of the fast they do that trip the -- the more jobs they can give them money and make. How -- to -- get paid last night. Attitude that's that the code be my answer to the -- who won 8774694322 ND year next with our cargo ahead any"
" eclectic area and the area -- weeks I heard about that two blocks off main street for any incidents happened and I a couple of things mentioned first of all the very. A private it is cause you and that's the -- is helping realize that you don't talk like yourself well why -- take. Could help and -- aghast first of all what nobody brought up is a lot of these talks at that time of the morning ilk still avoid try to avoid and the poll on the Tobin bridge. And they cut to."
" hadn't even thought about that the and a lot of trucks over of them with that trucks that are try to avoid painted on the mast pike in Newton."
" Exactly and a -- what foreknowledge now the Tobin bridge go to."
" Boy that's that is an excellent point in me 464 boxes and now there's. Millions upon billions upon billions of dollars of damage in the city of Everett. Thanks for the quality of knowledge there"