Restaurant fills with smoke after power surge, Burton MI
Fire & ArsonThis recording is a dispatch and caller report about a restaurant near East Court St filling with white smoke after power was restored following an outage. The caller described an electrical burning smell and said there were no visible flames and everyone had evacuated. Fire and police units were sent to the scene, noted a blown transformer that caused the outage, and found nothing showing from the outside while investigating.
Audio|Source: Genesee County Fire
03:36
Transcript:
Burton units dispatched to a commercial structure fire near East Court St at Starlight and Center. Caller reports a power surge; about 15 minutes after power returned there was a burning, electrical smell. The restaurant began filling with white smoke and no flames were seen. Everyone evacuated. Incident was placed on fire ground 2 at about 12:05–12:07. Police checked the building on arrival. A blown transformer on Springfield caused the outage. Truck 2 and other units arrived and reported nothing showing from the exterior. Fire crews are investigating.
Burton units dispatched to a commercial structure fire near East Court St at Starlight and Center. Caller reports a power surge; about 15 minutes after power returned there was a burning, electrical smell. The restaurant began filling with white smoke and no flames were seen. Everyone evacuated. Incident was placed on fire ground 2 at about 12:05–12:07. Police checked the building on arrival. A blown transformer on Springfield caused the outage. Truck 2 and other units arrived and reported nothing showing from the exterior. Fire crews are investigating.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Court St, Burton, MI 48509
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