Electrical socket sparks prompt fire response near Ashford St, Chester SC
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to near Ashford Street for a possible electrical fire reported by the homeowner. The resident noticed sparking and cracking from a wall socket but saw no smoke or active fire. Firefighters found burn marks around the outlet, cut power to the home for safety, and advised contacting an electrician for repairs.
Audio|Source: Chester County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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All city fire personnel respond to near Ashford Street for possible structure fire.
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Again, all city fire personnel are sent to near Ashford Street for possible structure fire.
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Also, Onchester, clear, 18, 822.
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Yes, sir, what are James and Robbins?
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All right.
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Cester,
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F4 is en route.
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104 copy we got you in route.
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F4, Chester.
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You got out.
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Chester, do you have any short report on that?
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Caller stated her socket is sparking and cracking.
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No smoke is showing.
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Everyone clearing the residence.
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Two, four, copy.
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So if one, what we can go ahead?
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1045, we got to turn around.
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M.S 2, EMS1.
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Jester engine 1 is on stream.
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Single-family dwelling, nothing showing at this time.
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This investigation,
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M.S.
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2, EMS1S1.
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Go for Chief.
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Do you want to take that call?
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We had already cleared E.R.
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We're right here on Columbia Road, not far from it.
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We'll handle it.
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Okay, copy.
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Yes, 140 on C.
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Double.
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Cesson, with our change, driving on scene.
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Double. Double.
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Test ReF4 is on scene, F4 have command, standby, investigating mode.
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Come on.
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F4 is on Opt for 1.
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F4, S19.
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In here?
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Go ahead.
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All right, no active fire at this time.
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There are burn marks on the plug right here in the bedroom.
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Taking to get a camera and take a look.
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Tempo copy.
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If you can isolate that plug in the panel box, just kill the power on it.
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We may need to pull that plug and not wired up.
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Can you have Virges bring me a toolbox to the front door place?
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Buffer, I got a toolbox and a tip coming in to you now.
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All in and Burgess is headed in.
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That's your MS-2.
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He missed two.
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Go ahead.
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Do I want to think.
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We're interior.
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Go ahead, interior.
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All right,
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meterbox is fully marked, so I'm just going to just kill the power to the whole house until I've noticed.
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Timphor, you say you're going to just isolate that one room or that receptacle?
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Negative, the power box is poorly marked.
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Nothing's labeled correctly.
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So I'm just going to kill the power to the whole house and that's okay.
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That's affirmative.
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We can kill the power to the whole house and then we can isolate that receptacle with some wire nuts and then we can get the power back on and she can get electrician out here.
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Location mentioned:
Near Ashford St, Chester, SC 29706
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