Tree on fire after falling into power lines near South Wilson St, Madison NC


Fire and emergency teams responded to a tree that fell into power lines and caught fire near South Wilson Street. Traffic control was set up and the power company was notified to handle the situation.
Audio|Source: Rockingham County Public Safety
02:16
Transcript:
00:00
C-com brush 57 in around.
00:02
Brush 57 responding 1748.
00:04
Could call or advise which side of the street it's on?
00:07
Negative, but we did have a second caller reporting there's a tree in the power lines on fire now, so probably going to be here than that.
00:13
Copy. We've had frequent issues here.
00:15
Go ahead and notify the power company.
00:17
Reference this, please.
00:18
Chat. Cicom, Brush 57, arriving, attempting to locate.
00:21
It's news. Caps, there's 17.19.19.
00:23
25. C.com.
00:24
105. Do you have any available stone when used? Can you have them start my way for traffic control? Maybe one at South Glen and possibly one at Adam's Martens.
00:32
Get them turned around.
00:33
Oh, Drake.
00:34
Pop, I'm in route.
00:35
One, I'm in route. Stop it.
00:36
Please, have them come look at the tree again.
00:39
For signal 50 no further needed this time.
00:41
Go ahead and clear me.
00:42
Kathy, can you ask me an exact address for that?
00:44
The tree literally on the north side of Hunter at South Wilson.
00:48
Mark's name is near South Wilson St.
00:51
108. All duty.
00:52
Push 57, two powers inquiring, is it the lines that are burning or arcing or the tree in the lounge burning in?
00:59
At this time I have nothing showing, but when the wind blows a branch, it pushes it into the lawn.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Wilson St, Madison, NC 27025
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