Tree struck by lightning causes fire and downed wires, Edison NJ
Fire & ArsonA tree struck by lightning caught fire behind a building near Grandview Ave W. The incident involved multiple utility poles and downed wires affecting roads. Large tree branches fell through a building, and the situation affected the area near several streets, requiring emergency response and traffic control.
Audio|Source: Middlesex County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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This is Fire Central[1],
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Angel 1-engine 9-9 Car 8, response to near Grandview Ave W.
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Report to the street, tree struck by lightning currently in flames behind the building, call the street if there's a small flame.
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Yeah, we're going to need some traffic control down here.
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This scene goes from both side and three minutes down,
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post side pretty far.
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Uh,
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is going to cover at least two utility poles,
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possibly a third.
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Clyde, truck with five.
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See, truckload.
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Here, my nice, got a dangerous condition one time.
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Asenton, Article 11, Car 7, received to near Clive Street, reports of a wire down on the roadway, negative markings, and sensitive by attention 11 at Car 7, respond to near Clive Street, reports have a wire down on the roadway during the parking.
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Car 7 received.
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We're having issues with fire.
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I'm sorry,
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we're having issues with near Grandview Ave W.
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Squad 3 will be arriving.
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Two hundred central. Yeah, I don't know if you heard my last transmission about public service.
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Did you contact them? Thank you.
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National evidence service near Clive Street.
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Ladder of five, call your arrival, stay down front.
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The battery seat, you can get me.
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Take where truck close on the scene.
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Okay. Stretch 5 from 11, you could pick up until fire emergency here, this is mostly medical.
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Squad 3, you could pick up as well as well.
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You see, squad 3, return.
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Copy that.
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No, anyone after 1, you need help over there.
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Yeah, we're good, we got 3 here with 2 injuries.
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Okay.
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Drunk 209 is on the scene.
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Theoria is Omaha.
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TAMO firetrial.
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One pen received, one-tens, Tomeini.
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Six, wire down, 71-4 strike.
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110, which location, George?
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Nice, let's standby over at the intersection over here.
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I'm in Ernestown Road and Gordon Town Avenue.
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The native time,
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we're just looking for...
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We're just looking for...
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...with a Philadelphia unit.
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This is going to be an extended project for PACE and G2 to fix.
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This is our Central Engine 2 respond to near Dolores Drive for reports of a wire negative marking.
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And since our Central Engine 2 respond to near Dolores Drive for reports of a tree down on the wire, negative marking.
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Anyone take the right of the first part? We've got to report that two large tree branches fell through the building.
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As soon as I get in all certainty, get over there.
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Figuring out be notes when anyway.
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Thank you all very much.
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All right, yeah, I'll take a lot there.
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I'm just in an unworked to regal at this time.
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Yeah, we're struck by as I head that way.
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We're just turning around in the post office.
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Can you reach out to shade tree?
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And there's lies and then that this involves holding their trees.
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Great. The FBI Fire Department, a report of a tree down that led the down wires in the area of near David Street for down wires.
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Good fire department, a report of a tree down that length of down wires in the area of near David Street for down marks.
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Thanks, for his wrong location for his part will be investigating.
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President Horses is a stop.
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Okay. C2 will be responded.
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Post issues, first most communication, see if somebody is now.
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Coles in Park 2 from 11.
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Hey, Brian, once you get yourself turned the route, getting you back down here, give me a hand, we're just going to have to clear a couple frames.
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Can you perform you, Paco? Did it pull to pole or pull to house?
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Yeah, we didn't hear the, uh,
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the tone's on.
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What do you got over there?
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Pretty see you, Keith.
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The first one was overly big.
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They made it sound like a tree pulled down some wires.
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I just don't have anybody available to send either.
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Multiple poles.
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I'll keep you a poll number in a second.
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This looks like I've got involved at least four houses.
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Location mentioned:
Grandview Ave W, Edison, NJ 08837
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