Transformer explosion causes power outage, Providence RI
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Other CrimesAs discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a report of shots fired near Chalkstone Avenue and Camden Avenue in Providence. Further investigation revealed that the noise came from a transformer explosion, which caused a local power outage. No evidence of gunfire or related criminal activity was found.
Audio|Heard on: Providence RI Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Respond to Chalkstone and Camden, Chalkstone and Camden.
00:03
Reported shots fired in the area.
00:04
Complainant calling heard one shot in the area.
00:08
Nothing seen, just one call so far.
00:10
Code two, cardiac arrest?
00:14
64, I can clear it up though.
00:17
En route 61.
00:19
Oh 10-4.
00:24
Seven one to back.
00:27
Received seven one.
00:30
Seven two.
00:32
Seventy two.
00:36
I'll receive that.
00:42
Six three, we're ten six.
00:43
Is there anything further?
00:46
Oh, nothing further.
00:47
No complaint in our callback.
00:49
Just one call on it.
00:52
Six four.
00:54
Oh, six four.
00:57
From a resident, it was not a gunshot.
01:00
It was a transformer going out because everyone lost power.
01:06
I received that seventy-two.
01:11
Disregard, sir.
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Location mentioned:
Chalkstone Ave & Camden Ave, Providence, RI 02908
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