Transformer fire caused by branches on wires in Toledo, Toledo OH
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a transformer fire on Oakwood Avenue, Toledo caused by fallen branches on live wires. The fire affected the pole as well but extinguished itself after about 15 minutes. The site was then handed over to Toledo Edison for further handling.
Audio|Source: Lucas County Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, what's your status over there on Oakwood? What do you have going there still, if anything?
00:07
Connecticut, (number withheld).
00:10
I've seen about the past 10, 15 minutes.
00:13
The pole did start arcing again.
00:15
We had some flames.
00:16
I haven't seen anything for about the past 15 minutes, though.
00:20
One Friday.
00:21
23, do you have traffic?
00:24
Okay, it was a transformer, actually, not the pole.
00:29
One point three, you go.
00:32
We're on seeing here. This is a cold eight here.
00:34
We just need to have supplies for him like.
00:37
I'm so hard that way be there for me.
00:41
No, it's some branches that were down on the wires.
00:46
It actually caught the branches on fire and the pole was on fire as well.
00:50
We're staged a good distance the way I can walk up there again and see, but I did see from our vantage point.
00:55
Like I said, about 15 minutes ago, there was flames still.
01:00
995 dispatch.
01:01
We're going to be doing a walkthrough with our engine and truck at Commodore Perry.
01:05
Just to let you know.
01:07
Okay, 919.
01:09
Okay,
01:10
dispatch, do we have anything else for medicine? It looks like we've been out there for well over an hour now.
01:16
Edison is currently in storm mode.
01:19
The ETA we were given at 800 hours was 1 to 2 hours to that location.
01:28
Okay,
01:29
16, if you get the point where you're comfortable leaving them,
01:33
there's no more active fire.
01:35
That's Tilly Edison, that's their property and their problems.
01:37
So if you get the point where you're comfortable leaving, we can spread that liability over to Toledo Edison.
01:45
Copy that. I just walked up here now.
01:47
I'm not seeing any more smoldering.
01:49
No active fire.
01:51
I don't even see any smoke.
01:53
I think at this point we're just going to return.
01:54
We'll turn that over to Edison and they can call us back if they need us or if anything changes.
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Oakwood Ave, Toledo, OH
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