Power outage and explosion with smoke near Nelson Park Dr, Worcester MA


An explosion was heard near Nelson Park Dr, followed by smoke and a power outage in the area. No fire was visible. Fire department and National Grid are investigating the transformer issue causing the incident.
Audio|Source: Worcester City Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Thank you, sir. 99 to Fire One.
00:01
You just regard that if it gets called in.
00:05
And I'm extremely low volume.
00:07
Try that again.
00:08
We're going to be conducted on school luggage row at 7th Day Adventist 2 Air Force Drive.
00:12
You can ignore that if it gets called in.
00:14
Proceed, thank you.
00:15
See the fire alarm, safety is responding as well on off-A.
00:19
Receive safety, 913.
00:20
The report turned an explosion, then smoke in the area, and then all for electricity went out.
00:25
No fire visible to her.
00:26
Okay, received.
00:27
Did she get a hold of the National Grid?
00:28
Calling them now.
00:29
Okay, we see, we're responding.
00:30
Andrew welding the fire alarm.
00:32
Power alarm. We're gonna be on the ad.
00:35
On there, 915.
00:36
Thank you for your file.
00:38
Headquarters companies are on seeing in the area.
00:39
Do you have any neighbor or anything that can come out with me or some street?
00:42
Speaking of the original caller a call back and ask her to stuff out, the advised National Grid has been notified.
00:48
Receive.
00:50
Safety's on arrival.
00:51
Received.
00:53
I'm going to go ahead, medic to you for the Jersey.
00:57
5-2-12-1.
01:00
NG3 to file-in.
01:02
Obviously 3. Mr.
01:03
Hynion 3.
01:04
Yeah, so this is a coal that she says pop and then smoke and then it's out now and the power's out in the area.
01:12
So we're going to need National Grid here.
01:13
We can smoke a fire right now.
01:17
Receive engine 3, B.F5, you are on C, but National Grid has been advised.
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C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C Are you guys investigating right now? If that's correct, you need to be canned.
01:52
That's correct.
01:53
Injc3 is told by a resident here that he heard an explosion, came outside, caught some smoking, the top of the transformer, the clock, the smoke's gone, no fire.
02:02
Engine 3[1] can handle as long as the bridge down the way.
02:04
Okay, received.
02:05
After the follow. I'm answering Kai-3.
02:08
Engine-free return all the companies.
02:15
Fire alarm has that, sir.
02:16
Engine free to handle, releasing all their companies back to quarters, 921.
02:20
Safety to fire loan, safety is returning available back on fire admin.
02:24
For C's safety, I have that 921.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Engine 3: Fire department unit designation (Engine 3)
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Location mentioned:
Near Nelson Park Dr, Worcester, MA 01605
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