Power line fuses blow on Hoover Road

Heard on: Greenwich Fire Department

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Fire dispatch, Engine 5 and 2 respond the area of Hoover Road at Sunrise Avenue Extension.

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Heard an explosion, heard wires smoking.

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Only single caller.

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Repeat, Engine 5 and Engine 2, Hoover Road at Sunrise Avenue Extension, heard an explosion, heard wires smoking.

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One caller.

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Operator, I'm out for dispatch, clear at 1826.

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Fire is en route.

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Engine 2 is en route from headquarters.

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Fire's on scene.

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Nothing showing. We'll be investigating.

00:43

Engine five to dispatch.

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We have three fuses at the top of the power lines that let go.

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I will pull them up when you're ready.

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Number is 83987.

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10-4.

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There's no fire, no smoke, and no hazard.

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Received.

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Engine five and engine two are going in service.

2026-09-13 15:26 UTC

Fire

Hoover Rd, Greenwich, CT 06878

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were dispatched to Hoover Road near Sunrise Avenue Extension for a reported explosion with smoking wires. On arrival, they found three blown fuses on overhead power lines, with no fire, smoke, or apparent hazard, and then returned to service.