Power outage sparks fire and chaos near Tatum substation, Tatum TX
Fire & ArsonA power outage near the substation on Highway 43 in Tatum, leaving the city in darkness, sparks a fire response and prompts traffic control at a key intersection due to disabled stoplights.
Audio|Source: Rusk County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I'm going to be 10A out from there.
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And all the fire is still going to be out there.
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I'm headed to the four-way in Tatum to do traffic control.
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All the electricity is out in Tatum.
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All the electricity is out in Tatum.
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That's one.
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Most County and Tatum fire.
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All right.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Just give me an update.
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This is a big insulator on a pole down here close to the substation on Highway 43 North.
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They killed the power to it.
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So the biggest issue is the whole city of Tatum is in the dark right now.
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Approximate wait time, I don't know how long.
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I sent the police officer that was down here back to our four-way because there's no stop lights up right now.
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And we'll stay down here with the fire company and tell them they can do what they got to do.
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Location mentioned:
TX-43, Tatum, TX
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