Pole fire blocks road on Loyal Spencer Mountain Road


A small fire around a utility pole with downed power lines and an arcing transformer. Fire crews are responding and the road near Loyal Spencer Mountain Road is blocked in Gastonia.
Audio|Source: Gaston County Police/Fire/EMS - Primary Channel
02:23
Transcript:
(name withheld), (name withheld), here to have primaries across the roadway, but you do have a small active fire around the pole. Dispatch Station 17[2], the block the road on the other side of the lower Spencer. Can you see if we've got an inch and a half plug to them? 104[4]. Can you confirm my closest address to look in for (name withheld)? For the closest address for (name withheld) is going to be 14.05, the Loyal Spencer Mountain Road, cross streets, and Sutton Carpenter. 104. (name withheld) on the player, 1042[1]. 653-104. (name withheld) 18[3]. (name withheld) 18. (name withheld) 18. (name withheld) 18. Fash, engine 17 is en route. Engine 17, 104. (name withheld) on scene. (name withheld) 18, copy. 3rd8, 17. Our center engine 17, 17, do you copy? X-ray 6p8, so you on take. Clear line is simply. There's one. There's a transformer. There's a transformer that's arcing and lines down all across the yard over here. Temper direct. Do you have fire sent? 18 commands. On flowers, we'll transform. Do you need additional manpower? Would you let (name withheld) be notified?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1042: Ending Tour of Duty or Out of Service
[2]
17: Engine 17 (Fire unit)
[3]
18: Rescue 18 (Fire unit)
[4]
104: Acknowledgement/Received
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Location mentioned:
Spencer Mountain Rd, Gastonia, NC
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