Mulch fire caused by smoking wire at median light pole, Suffolk VA


A wire near a light pole in the median on North Saratoga Street was smoking and caused a small mulch fire. Fire crews are on scene and public utilities and police are requested to secure the area and check the wire type.
Audio|Source: Suffolk City Fire and Rescue
03:7
Transcript:
00:00
Service call near North Saratoga Street and Mark the Street. You want to respond for a service call near North Saratoga Street and Mark the Street. You want to respond. To which call? We respond to the service call. We respond to the service call.
00:28
Cover. If we did look at the camera, I didn't see anything, but unsure of what size a complainant was referring to. Okay. MS 2 to Mark 1.
00:52
51, the plane advised he believes the wire that was smoking. He didn't advise if he was a transformer and he advised he seen an engine and disconnected. Yeah, we're all seen. Probably. Probably.
01:18
Breathing problems, 31, (number withheld) Virginia Avenue. Engine 1, MediCorps, respond for breathing problems, priority 1-(number withheld), Virginia Avenue, apartment A, crosses south-bar street in Zonbury Avenue.
01:45
Can you advise what the public utilities are responding for? Do you have a poll number or any other information? It's a land post in the flower bed of the median near North Saratoga Street. Copy. You need police and tell public utilities to respond?
02:11
I want to see about securing the wire that it's light hole, it's short and out sitting the mulchum fire. Tenforth, do you need police to respond until they're able to get out there? Yes, ma'am. Copy. Can you also advise if it's just a cable or power cell phone line?
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Location mentioned:
N Saratoga St, Suffolk, VA 23434
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