Power box damaged and smoking in busy parking lot, Prosper TX
Fire & ArsonA ground power box in a busy parking lot was hit by a vehicle or object and started smoking. Fire crews are investigating and have secured the area. The electric company was notified to inspect and repair the damage.
Audio|Source: Prosper Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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D. Joe, so I'm saying we have one, like, power box, ground power box, that's been hit by somebody or something.
00:08
It is smoking.
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We'll be out investigating.
00:10
No fire. Inge 3 will be.
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There's Mike Smith.
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Received. Hello, Mr. Joseph, Mike, Command.
00:14
Go ahead. George, my command, go ahead.
00:19
Our, uh, can you verify the power company in this area? I think it's DCC, but the box itself says Grace and Collin Electric.
00:28
That could be just too, uh...
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provided the box, but they're going to have to come out and look at it.
00:35
Something backed into it or hit it, and they just off its foundation, it's arcing, or not arcing in one of it was.
00:39
Let me try to verify.
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Dispatch engine three.
00:41
Go ahead, just fast.
00:42
Confirming, that is going to be GCE.
00:44
I'll see if I can get you and ETA on how long it'll take them to get out there.
00:48
Just let them know it's in a park lot, a busy parking lot that's highly travel.
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We're going ahead and...
00:53
We're going to go ahead and secure it.
00:55
Tap it off so nobody walks by or touches it.
00:57
Excuse me.
00:58
They don't seem to have any loss of power, so we're assuming there's still power running to it.
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Prosper, TX
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