Explosion causes porch collapse and flooding in Franklin Square, Franklin Square NY
Fire & ArsonA transformer fire near 4th Street in Franklin Square was reported but no active fire was found. Instead, there was an explosion causing the porch to collapse in several places, flooding in the area, and four cars were submerged in water. Roads needed to be shut down due to these conditions. There were no downed wires observed. Emergency responders handled the incident promptly.
Audio|Source: Nassau County Fire - Battalion 7
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Transcript:
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A transformer fire near 4th Street. Franklin Square, near Prospect Avenue. Station 1 to respond.
00:31
Affirmative.
00:33
All right, 23.
00:34
8701, Chief, all's on the phone. Can you repeat your message?
00:39
We're seeing four different cars drained in the water. I see if anyone's in the middle down.
00:47
23. 23.
01:03
I also have alert operating on or near the porch as it has collapsed in a few locations.
01:17
3200 and 3200 would be as high axle vehicle is on a road 3512 and they're taking up in their road if that resource is needed.
01:31
Was that 55 for Simon?
01:35
Yes, we're light.
01:37
Got it.
01:41
There is no fire, was an explosion of some sort, and now an industry.
01:48
23, get 27G on the fire, I'm sure they're going to need them.
01:54
Alright, 203.
02:10
That point is. Signal 12 all units. Signal 12 all units in him.
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Down.
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The guy's doing down here.
02:42
3-2-3, 3-2-3 is going to take it out.
03:01
3.5-7.
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0.3. 0-3.
03:09
L8 East is a D-O-A car. But we're definitely going to need the road shut down here.
03:18
All right, 23.
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0-03.
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0-3.
03:27
Let me know if you need to create a run for your intersection, east of that intersection. Oh, east of that intersection.
03:43
610, 6166 is 21, 21, 2, K.
03:48
Over a water leak. You get that release station.
03:52
Tommy.
03:57
Station is released, holding with 4-996 -Water League 1659.
04:16
160.
04:24
Looking for the wires down, I don't see in the street yet.
04:30
All right, 23.
04:31
I'll take a look over here.
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All right, be advised the suck occupations, the boot from the car.
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Four queues to go 13 at this time.
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Focus.
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One zero zero.
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Nine zero five, camp.
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As a key holder respond to your location, ETA,
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blue vehicle.
05:13
23.
05:20
Chief, that's the address I was given that it was in front of.
05:26
Okay,
05:27
let 27E know, that was a train.
05:30
that exploded, but there's no signs of it, it doesn't look like it did, and there's no wires down anywhere.
05:36
Franklin and prospect.
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I, twice. 21,
05:41
610, yes.
05:42
610, yes. Got it. 0-601. Schofer only.
05:49
The 00-610611 is M1 only. 611 is M1 only.
06:01
They heard the explosion, they have no, they did not see a wire come down now.
06:10
203.
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610-610.
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Go ahead.
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27 he's been notified of the call, I'm assuming, from a resident as well.
06:24
There is no ETA available.
06:28
Yeah, 23. There's a secondary line here, but it's secured already. It doesn't like much.
06:36
Right there.
06:43
Sure which way you guys are going to leave out of there, but do not come down Austin Road.
06:49
Nope, nope, I'm probably going to head up to Long Beach Road and see how that looks.
06:54
All right, yeah, 23. Ostend is completely under water.
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