Electrical fire caused by tree limb near Hattie Smith Rd, Gilmanton NH
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews in Gilmanton responded to a small electrical fire caused by a tree limb contacting power lines near Hattie Smith Road, approximately a mile west of the elementary school. The situation appeared to involve arcing and brief explosions, but later reports indicated the fire had mostly smoldered.
Audio|Heard on: Laconia Area Police
Listen to dispatch call
00:58
Transcript:
00:00
Forty, it's in Gilmanton by Hattie Smith Road.
00:03
There is a tree limb on the wires and the trees on fire.
00:06
You can start the fire department.
00:09
Okay, you are where in Gilmanton?
00:15
Headquarters 601.
00:20
About a mile west of the elementary school, by Hattie Smith Road.
00:31
What is requesting fire department?
00:38
That there's an explosion coming from it.
00:42
Seven.
00:53
No longer on fire, just smoldering.
00:55
There's a lot of electricity shooting out of it though.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Hattie Smith Rd, Gilmanton, NH 03837
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