Fire alarm triggered with electrical arcing noise nearby, Ashland KY


A fire alarm was triggered at PNC Bank near Carter Avenue, but no fire or smoke was found. A loud electrical arcing noise was heard near a nearby substation. There was no immediate danger observed.
Audio|Source: Boyd County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Is your respond to PNC Bank, near Carter Avenue? Showing torrential fire alarm, called him by secure Toss.
00:08
Near Carter Avenue.
00:09
It's my PNC Bank.
00:24
Ten-four.
00:29
Dispatch.
00:32
Go us.
00:35
Right now we have no active alarm at PNC, but crews are going to investigate.
00:42
Stand 4.
00:44
Agent 1, Officer (name withheld).
00:47
Go ahead.
00:50
Chief, we checked the backside of the building.
00:52
It doesn't, uh, there doesn't appear to be any problems back here.
00:57
Copy. I spoke to employees.
00:59
They said the alarm never went off.
01:05
We've been through the battalion one.
01:08
Go ahead. Good.
01:10
Okay, we have a loud arc sound over here by the train tower.
01:14
Probably come from this big substation here.
01:18
I walked up in the training tower.
01:19
I don't see any smoke or anything on it, but there was like an obvious arcing sound we could hear.
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Location mentioned:
Near Carter Ave, Ashland, KY 41101
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