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Transformer explosion reported with no fire or wires downEast Meadow NY

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Nassau County, NY

A transformer in Nassau County exploded, causing a report of possible fire. However, upon arrival firefighters found no active fire and no wires down. Residents experienced a power outage. The exact threat level remains uncertain.

Audio|Source: Nassau County Fire - Battalion 6 and 9
03:26
Transcript:
00:00
Before a second call reported a transformer fire.
00:03
There is no fire, there was an explosion of some sort, and now the fires are down an industry.
00:09
203, you're 27, the E on the phone already. I'm sure there are in the unit.
00:15
Hi, 20.
00:21
Oh,
00:22
yes, respond on single-to-doll row condition.
00:25
All right, 610 is ponding your safety for 12.
00:31
All right, 6-1-0.
00:33
5-0-0-0-0-2-2.
00:38
5-5-21. 5-21.
00:47
2-0-0-0-202.
00:56
47 a heck if you can get anything, I got they will.
01:01
Yeah,
01:03
once you go to the phone, give me a thing back to the radio, so I'm out the address, and then no wires down.
01:10
9-1. 9-1.
01:18
610, 626,
01:19
21, 21, 21, and F2 Cabo.
01:28
No,
01:35
by that you coming down. What is that zero-three? Zero-two.
01:41
5.5.
01:46
As you come up to frame, slow down up there, and then down by you.
01:55
0.3.
01:58
0.2 is 22.
02:11
Here's you, right set your control right above you. The right inside is the one that's there's a cleaning call for, but looking for the wires down. I don't see the street in.
02:24
I'm going to take a look over here.
02:32
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
02:43
Yeah, 6-1-0.
02:49
Good.
02:51
I spoke to the callback number, a different person advising him to transform up, had an explosion.
02:57
They have no power.
02:59
They're not sure if they're quite a threat.
03:02
He said that at U2-6-5, the callback number you got the address. We could not have to destroy here.
03:08
Chief, that's the address I was given that it was supposed.
03:15
Okay, that's 2017 though. That was a transformer that's being reported that exploded, but there's no signs of it.
03:21
It doesn't look like it did, and there's no wires down anywhere between Franklin and prospect.

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