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Heard on: Cook IL Law Dispatch Group Calls · 1 day ago
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I don't know if you'll get any calls, just in case of like an explosion.
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I think a transformer just blew up at near 59th Street and St. Louis Avenue.
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Transformer explosion causes brief outage near 59th St
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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units discussed a possible transformer explosion near 59th Street and St. Louis Avenue in Chicago. Witnesses reported sparks and a brief power outage that quickly resolved.