Transformer explosion causes grass fire near Bridge City Avenue, Bridge City LA
Fire & ArsonA transformer exploded near the Entergy substation causing a large grass fire near Bridge City Avenue close to Station 70 in Jefferson Parish. Firefighters reported multiple grass fire areas and worked to contain the fire and notified the energy company.
Audio|Source: Metro New Orleans Area Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Fire on from 720.
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720.
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I'm on, 541, just past the Bridge City Fire Station.
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Had a transformer blow,
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it's right by the energy substation.
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I have a large grass fire that started from this. Can you get 708 dispatched over here? Copy with the street name, I have 541 as numerics.
00:28
I don't have an actual address,
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the highway is considered 541 or the roadway. Don't know where I'm at. I'm just west of their station.
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In the...
00:41
That's just west of Station 70, so it's going to be Bridge City Avenue?
00:46
Yeah, you can go with that.
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Thank you. Copy, I'll just use Station 70.
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Engine 16, ladder 8, engine 14, squad 7, rescue 2, car 502.
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Fire alarms business,
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near Magnolia Street,
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near St. Andrew Street, and near Felicity Street.
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Zone 206 Engine 16,
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ladder 8, engine 14,
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squad 7, rescue 2, car 502.
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FALARLARMS business
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near Magnolia Street, near St. Andrew Street, and near Felicity Street.
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16 Latter-A support.
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Okay, boy.
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This background, too.
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Awesome.
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You can also advise Ent to G of the location, too. It's their substation to transformable.
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Two-four.
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Copy.
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Two-on-seven-four.
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Two-four. Two-14, ten-four.
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Two-four. Red-air-four.
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Two-four. Two-four. Hit it in 708, five, seven, or nine, response to her.
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Transformable blowing.
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Have the address now is Station 70.
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Zona 7010. 720 called in over the radio, advising is right down the street from your station.
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Large ground fire, Transformable Blue, following time I 1508.
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700 on scene, we have grass fire in the process of putting it out, notify energy.
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Copy 700 on scene, grassfire, putting it out.
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Can you advise about a better location on the phone with energy now?
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How long is going to be across the street from River Road?
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Copy River Road.
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700 from 720.
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Are y'all closer to your station?
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708 on scene, 720 is going to be straight across from Tash.
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And we have two locations. I'm on 541 and we got two large areas of grass burn.
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Copy, I'll see you down there in a turn.
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The area's questions are not for following you all on scene.
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Copy, yes.
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Copy 700.
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Highlong dip in this quarter.
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So I'm going to follow them. I'm leaving the first scene going to 722 we got there. All right, one to unit calling?
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15 zero.
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Captain, what's the address of the second location?
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18 into 15 and quarters?
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Negative, but we have a third location with an area burning down here in the turn.
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Copy, 700.
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700, 708.
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Okay.
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I'll bring the pump around over here, we have to put these two spots out and then go down in a curve and hit the other one.
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Location mentioned:
WVX2+JX, Nine Mile Point, LA 70094
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