Power line fall causes fire and live wires on road, Anne Arundel County MD


A power line fell onto a tree causing smoldering and active flames. Live wires are down on the road. A spot fire started in a yard between two houses from another downed wire. Fire crews are responding.
Audio|Source: Anne Arundel County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
DG is required more information.
00:03
Do you have an active button, any active fire?
00:04
That's correct.
00:05
We have the high tension lodging a tree.
00:06
Currently, trees smoldering and on fire and live wires on the road.
00:12
Okay, and they work pole to pole.
00:14
That's correct, yeah, pole to pole, middle pole is being held up by the tension wires.
00:20
Can you engine 840 fire alarm?
00:24
Can you start me an additional engine company?
00:26
We have a spot fire that started from another wire that's down into someone's yard, in between two structures.
00:33
Okay, engine 8.4, additional engine company hot.
00:36
First spot fire in between two houses.
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Location mentioned:
Near Cecil Ave S, Millersville, MD 21108
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