Transformer explosion reported near North 20th Street, Lafayette IN
Fire & ArsonPolice in Lafayette responded to reports of a loud explosion near North 20th Street and Hall Street. The cause was confirmed to be a blown electrical transformer. Smoke and fire were investigated in the area, and officers also located a camp tent nearby with an active fire inside. No immediate danger was reported.
Audio|Source: Tippecanoe County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Lafayette is Zonelan for suspicious incident in the area of near North-20th Street.
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Caller said that she heard it was out of like that explosion.
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Okay.
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5.0 for a rafo.
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Okay.
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Lafayette 437.
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It's going to be Paul Ida (number withheld).
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We're going to be pulling it to seven brew park a month.
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Clear.
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148. You can go ahead and 10-8[2] meters made for my extra patrol.
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I'm going to be on an extra patrol on near North River now.
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Cool.
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145, what areas did you go to?
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I'm trying to find the interests of the trails near the water plant.
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Okay.
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I'm going to walk the pedestrian coach.
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You have any list up there or heard anything? Okay.
00:52
Okay,
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Call on this we can use channel three, see if you can turn to three.
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497, your returns attached.
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Further round three.
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Go ahead.
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Additional caller,
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Near Hall Street, thinks it's a transformer possibly to the east.
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Copy.
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Bobby have 497.
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Can you use 10-9[1] for me?
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Your returns attached to the call.
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Do you want over the air?
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Copy, thank you.
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3.58.
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Yeah, I'm going to turn around and go back to it.
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45 will be southbound on the trails from the State Street Bridge.
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Okay, sir, I'm missing.
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That's why name you turn around.
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33.
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33.
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Yeah,
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The vehicle that's a tether's on, Sagremore and Underwood, tail and does sticking out in traffic.
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448, 4.43.
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145, 144.
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Okay.
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Go ahead.
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If you're going south, you'll probably run into my vehicle.
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I just stopped to get out and check this trail right here.
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We had a transformer blow on 16th Street that 30 and I watched, so that's probably it.
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Copy.
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Copy. Copy.
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Hopefully, yeah, I'll roll that area up on Roseville, just make sure it wasn't another one as well.
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Clear.
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I've got a camp out here with a fire in the tent.
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I don't see anybody I think they're inside.
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Or are you north or south of the car?
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There should be a little trail on the driver's side of my car.
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If you walk down there, you'll find me.
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Copy, I'm coming down the trail now.
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This past, can you check his AVO? See if he's in the county or west side.
03:20
In west side.
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Thank you.
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144, I can also smell smoke like there's a campfire, but I don't see one here, so there might be another camp nearby.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-9: Repeat last transmission
[2]
10-8: In service / Available for calls
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Location mentioned:
N 20th St & Hall St, Lafayette, IN 47904
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