Fire department responds to transformer explosion and smoke, Indianapolis IN

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/7/2025 10:26 PM

Indianapolis, IN

Emergency services responded to a transformer explosion causing downed power lines and smoke odor near North 1700 West in Indianapolis.

Audio|Source: Indianapolis Metropolitan Police

02:34

Transcript:

00:00

Informationally assist fire, near Grandview Drive.

00:03

Hi, being around downed power lines in the back of the location, near North 1700 West.

00:21

Go ahead, sir.

00:26

First one, Tom, Charles Edward 1.15, and God we trust.

00:31

No.

00:33

You can go with number two.

00:37

Number two whenever you're ready.

00:44

Baker, Edward 9662, please.

00:47

That's going to be any other, but I'm supposed to play.

00:53

Do we need records for any of those?

00:58

Sorry, thank you.

00:59

Do you need any records for those?

01:04

For this person, please.

01:10

Mr. Charles, that's 20.

01:13

He said 20.

01:18

Heading back down to the wing stop, Ron, and I'm 1023.

01:22

To return my disinformation, Charles, Charles, Edward, 115.

01:25

I did not get a return on.

01:28

3.129.

01:30

This is Tom, Charles, Edward, 115.

01:38

Yeah, that's how I ran it.

01:39

Ingabi Trasston, no return.

01:41

CCE-1-1-5. Control frame 332.

01:45

Trial 335, trial 3.342, assist fire.

01:48

1108, East Thompson, Rural B 41.

01:51

C.W.2.

01:53

3.5, Thompson, Emerson.

01:56

3.42. That's a great.

01:58

2,800 just called and advised that excise got diverted so they will not be responding.

02:03

They'll just be a follow-up.

02:05

Mopeen is 1.30.

02:06

They requested units for mental-emotional walk-up station 23.

02:11

Um,

02:12

clear?

02:18

To Northwest 81, fire in route to near West 58th Street.

02:23

This is information only.

02:25

Caller smelled smoke inside her house after transformer blew.

02:30

Near North 1700 West, closed Tad 133 times 131.

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