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Transformer fire caused power outage near Cottage Grove Rd, Bloomfield CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 06:46 PM

Packard St & Cottage Grove Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002

A transformer on a utility pole caught fire near Cottage Grove Road and Packard Street, likely caused by a tree branch touching the wires. This fire has caused a power outage in the area. The fire department is responding to the transformer fire and investigating the situation.

Audio|Source: Blue Hills Fire

01:41

Transcript:

00:00

Close fire department. Stand by for a dispatch. Cottage Grove and Packard for a transformer fire.

00:16

A little fire department, he's spying on a hot response. Cottage Grove Road and Packard Street.

00:20

Port of a transformer on the pole on fire.

00:24

Incents shall be fired round two.

00:27

I'm out 2140.

00:34

Just that's 4-4-0, respond to station 3.

00:38

2147.

00:46

401 responding.

00:48

One responding 21409. Andrew 1 is a rope for a crew.

01:04

1, you're responding 21.29.

01:11

Agent 5 Respondent 1-1.

01:15

5 respondent 1-1.

01:18

5 respond to 1-1-50.

01:25

Engine 5,000. Engine 5, 101.

01:30

Yeah, if you guys can't come down from Packard.

01:33

Fire dispatchant juan is off in the area,

01:35

right now we have no power,

01:37

everything we have a tree branch that might be on the wires.

01:40

We investigate it.

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Location mentioned:

Packard St & Cottage Grove Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002

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