Electrical transformer failure causes power outage in South Portland, South Portland ME
Fire & ArsonEmergency crews responded to a loud bang and flash near Broadway and Evans in South Portland. The cause was a blown electrical transformer that resulted in a power outage affecting nearby businesses including Amato's and Dock Seafood.
Audio|Source: South Portland Police and Fire/EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
It looks like Elizabeth Taylor's got no power.
00:05
Somewhere over in this area, possibly.
00:13
10-4[1], Elizabeth Taylor's showing no power.
00:16
Possibly the blown transformer in that area.
00:21
2-1-201. I believe there's one the back side of dock seafood.
00:27
This could be the one.
00:31
Yeah, I'm checking now.
00:32
I have a resident that I'm speaking to as well.
00:38
Yeah, well.
00:45
Amato staff is stating the sawed above the Amato sign.
00:48
I'll go check in with Dock Seafood.
00:51
Stand for Amato saw above the sign, checking the Seafood place.
01:07
204, step on.
01:09
204, go ahead.
01:12
We just made contact with the 17.
01:15
She didn't really articulate that she saw a gunshot.
01:17
She stated that she saw a white flash and heard a loud bang.
01:21
So it's probably going to be the transformer.
01:27
Gentleful.
01:35
200, you copy that.
01:43
10-4[1].
01:45
210, 200. 210, 200.
01:49
200.
01:51
Another resident is stating they saw the flash right at Broadway, Evans, so I mustn't get somewhere in that intersection.
02:01
Step 4 on Broadway and Lincoln, I'll head over there and try to narrow it down.
02:09
15-2.
02:13
Connection too long.
02:17
The pole behind you has a transformer off.
02:23
Yeah, so does this one, there's a cluster of them.
02:33
This cell phone, it's going to be this pole.
02:36
It looks like near bully trails Adam, right in the parking lot of Amato.
02:42
It's going to be pole DCA.
02:45
For pole DPA and the parking lot of the Amato's all in form of TMB.
02:57
If you can just let CMP know that it's going to be three of them that are trip on one pole.
03:06
Tenforth.
03:10
South Portland, 200.
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South Portland, 200.
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South Portland, 200.
03:22
South Portland, 200.
03:25
Played for 200.
03:29
She had the outage, he already had someone en route to the location I gave him the update of the goal.
03:36
Copy.
03:44
Two before, the phone.
03:45
All units are you going to be 10-8.
03:46
10-4[1]. 10-4.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement or confirmation that a message has been received and understood.
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