Electrical Pole Fire Causes Power Outage in Lynn, Lynn MA
Fire & ArsonA fire occurred on an electrical pole near Harris Rd in Lynn, causing power lines to go down and a power outage affecting about 1,000 people. The outage also caused a traffic light to stop working at Village and Litchfield Streets. National Grid was notified and a repair crew was en route.
Audio|Source: Lynn Fire Department
03:15
Transcript:
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Engine 10, near Harris Rd report an outside fire, electric pole on fire.
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Engine 10, near Harris Rd, report of an outside fire, electrical pole on fire.
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Qualitated Road command to Division 1 safety.
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Command to Engine 31.
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Your crew all set? 31 answering crew is all set?
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Command to 32, is your crew all set?
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32 is all set?
00:29
If this is a drill, this is a drill.
00:33
38 Swallow Cave Road, reported structure fire with a victim inside.
00:37
Engine 32, pull an inch and three-quarter line, find the seat of the fire.
00:42
Command of 32.
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Did you get that order?
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Received.
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Command Engine 31.
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You're going to do primary search.
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Start with Division 1.
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Answering 10. Engine 10 is on scene.
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We're going to need National Grid here.
00:57
We have a telephone pole on fire.
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Up via the main electrical wires.
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We have a power outage.
01:02
It beats the village and liftfield streets at that traffic light.
01:06
I'm not in the center here.
01:07
Copy that all above the fire.
01:12
Ladder 4 responding, 297 Broadway, Central Station reporting multiple trouble systems.
01:19
Con. Engine 5, I correct an engine 10 from Firelight.
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Go ahead.
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All right,
01:29
National Grid happened to be calling to notify us on something else.
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I spoke with them.
01:33
The Troubleman is en route.
01:34
They're reporting about a thousand people with a loss of power.
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Location mentioned:
Near Harris Rd, Lynn, MA 01904
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