Electric pole and transformer fire near substation causes outage, State College PA


An electrical pole and transformer near a substation on East College Avenue caught fire. The fire caused dangerous conditions and power outages in State College. Firefighters are responding to multiple reports of the blaze.
Audio|Source: Centre County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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He's 3,200 unit to go to the area of the rise.
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There's to be an electric pole on fire.
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89 is right around the corner.
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Time for. We're taking about 30 calls on it.
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9.3 can hit that what? Talfour.
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2.89. One scene.
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It's going to be the substation, active fire.
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Underage conditions, box 512, Burroughs State College, near East College Avenue at the rise for hazardous conditions, taking multiple reports of a transformer on fire.
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Company 5 is due 2049.
00:34
When you get here, come down to Keller Street and walk it off up there at Beaver.
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Yeah.
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It's got word. 6.51. It's going to be, uh...
00:49
The telephone pole just out the substation, one caller there at hot.
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It is still fire.
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Copy. We're still taking a ton of calls, but the fire department is in route.
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Location mentioned:
Near E College Ave, State College, PA 16801
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