Transformer fire and downed power line on West Broadway

Heard on: Hopewell City Fire/EMS

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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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Engine one, transformer fire, 7-eleven , at (number withheld) west broadway.

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Engine one, transformer fire, 7-eleven , at (number withheld) west broadway, between north 20th avenue and north 21st avenue.

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Time of 0825 .

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(number withheld).

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There's a live wire

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that's

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laying across

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the road. There's going to be blocking off traffic.

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Station with PD, give you an update in just a 2nd .

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This is Hopewell,

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Virginia,

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Hopewell

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City Fire and EMS.

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This

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Hopewell,

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Virginia,

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Hopewell City Fire and

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EMS.

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O4R I82 . The meeting is one of those.

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Do you have an idea what brought the line down?

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A big tree limb that fell down, and the wire is burnt from the intersection of North 21st and Byrd through (number withheld) Byrd Street

2026-09-13 05:25 UTC

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W Broadway, Hopewell, VA 23860

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

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a transformer fire at a convenience store near West Broadway in Hopewell, Virginia. A live electrical wire was reported down across the road, blocking traffic. A large tree limb reportedly brought the power line down, with wire damage extending from the intersection of North 21st Avenue and Byrd Street.

Transformer fire and downed power line on West Broadway

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