Electrical burning smell reported near S 23rd St and Market St, Harrisburg PA


A strong burning electrical smell was reported near the intersection of South 23rd Street and Market Street. The source of the smell is unknown, no smoke or fire was seen, and the exact location could not be determined.
Audio|Source: Dauphin County Fire - Digital
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Transcript:
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Fox 1-2, the intersection of South 23rd Street and Market Street, pro-electrical hazard[1], class 1, tower 1, lighting 4, 2104.
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You know it's on the one-two box, you're going to south, 23rd Street, Market Street.
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Third-party caller reporting a very strong burning electric smell outside.
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Their friend also agreed that they could smell it from inside their house.
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Unsure where it's at.
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And it was a numeric on their address.
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Sam, I'll get that for you, and just a correction, they advise that they cannot smell it from inside of the house.
00:34
However, when they're outside of the residence, it's when they have an odor of electrical somewhere.
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I will get it for you momentarily.
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Car 1 wagon 4.
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Apparently the caller again was calling for a friend.
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The caller is at near Bellevue, but advised their friend lived on the northeast corner of the intersection there, but according to our cadmast, it's going to be a vacant lot.
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So I don't have a good address to where this other person's on.
Police codes explained
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[1]
pro-electrical hazard: Potential electrical hazard
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Location mentioned:
S 23rd St & Market St, Harrisburg, PA 17104
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