Electrical wires burning near Mount Pleasant Street, Greensburg PA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, possible electrical wires burning and arcing near Mount Pleasant Street, crossing Unity Way and Sells Lane in Greensburg. The wire from the pole to a residence was reported as red hot and smoking, with power flickering in the house. Fire units responded to the scene to investigate.
Audio|Heard on: Greensburg Fire Dispatch and Operations
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02:38
Transcript:
00:00
Company call, company eight respond.
00:02
Near Mount Pleasant Street,
00:04
crossing Unity Way and Sells Lane for wires burning.
00:14
Company call, company eight response.
00:15
Near Mount Pleasant Street, crossing Unity Way and Sells Lane for wires on fire.
00:27
C1's up here.
00:30
C1, I just received our callers reporting it is the wire from the pole to the house is red hot smoking.
00:37
That the power in his house is also flashing.
00:39
It was not directly against his house that that that was burning.
00:44
Copy that.
00:48
You want us to update this to a fire rehab or leave this wire down?
00:56
Leave it as a wire.
01:00
That's received.
01:06
City call company eight respond near Mount Pleasant Street, cross streets of Unity Way and Sells Lane for wires on fire.
01:20
Engine eight, that's your.
01:23
Engine eight.
01:31
I don't see anything.
01:33
There should be one.
01:41
C1, C5. What was that last update?
01:46
Near Mount Pleasant said the wire was red,
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arcing, smoking.
01:53
Yeah, I don't.
01:54
Okay, then stand by.
02:01
Dispatch, have the caller if you can come out.
02:03
He'll show us where it's at.
02:07
Well, I'll call him now.
02:08
We had that fire right behind us.
02:14
Okay, I see her.
02:15
Right there, taking a stop.
02:17
That house right there on your left.
02:24
On the corner of the alley, just a little bit ahead there.
02:34
Now.
02:35
She says her daughter called her saying one of the phone or cable lines is red hot.
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Location mentioned:
Mt Pleasant St, Greensburg, PA 15601
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