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Transformer arcing and line burning at intersection pole, Hillsdale County MI
Fire & ArsonA transformer on a wire was sparking and arcing at the intersection of Camden Road and Grass Lake Road. A line on fire was observed on top of a pole. The fire department monitored the situation until utility workers arrived. There was no damage to any vehicles or obstruction in the roadway.
Audio|Heard on: Hillsdale County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Have a transformer on wire, arcing, sparking, Camden Road and Grass Lake, Camden and Grass Lake.
00:07
Line is not down at this time.
00:09
Nothing in the roadway, Central 30, Cleaver 2nd, 118.3.
00:13
1301, Central 30.
00:19
Have you guys dispatched Consumers Energy to this location yet?
00:35
We haven't been able to get a particular address yet.
00:41
We'll let them know about the general area.
00:49
I'm on scene at the moment,
00:51
so it is going to be at the intersection of Camden Road and Grass Lake Road.
00:55
And they do have a line on fire on at the top of the pole.
01:10
Okay 132 from Central.
01:14
Go ahead.
01:22
32 reference the car deer.
01:24
I have the driver of the Nissan on TX.
01:29
She is advising she doesn't have any damage to report asking if she needed to remain unseen.
01:35
I advised her you were almost there.
01:39
Clear. We're about a minute now.
01:44
Satchel's clear.
01:49
We need a center, we're out.
01:54
Larry T44.
02:02
120 a stop.
02:09
4102. Michigan Street right from the fire barn with Edward Edward Michael 7690, EEM 7690.
02:18
EEM 7690.
02:20
Clear.
02:30
1301 from Central 3.
02:32
1301,
02:38
good.
02:41
Did you need any further tones?
02:49
No, we're okay.
02:50
We're going to be setting on this wire for now to make sure that doesn't enter the roadway.
02:56
Nothing's in the roadway right now.
02:58
It's alongside of it.
03:00
We'll just wait for consumers to arrive.
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Location mentioned:
Grass Lake Rd & Camden Rd, Woodbridge Township, MI 49232
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