Electrical pole sparking causes power outage in Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach SC
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Fire & ArsonFire units responded to reports of an electrical pole sparking and causing a power outage near Linden Street in Myrtle Beach. The pole was sparking but not on fire. The utility company Santee Cooper was notified for repairs.
Audio|Heard on: Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue
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01:38
Transcript:
00:00
Not another type fire electrical pole sparking near Linden Street, truck for to respond for an electrical pole sparking and the power out near Linden Street.
00:13
Truck for to respond.
00:14
Station Truck 4.
00:18
What a truck 4?
00:20
If you can notify Santee Cooper about the street, I'll get you a full number when we arrive.
00:28
Copy.
00:33
Station Truck 4 is an area attempt to locate.
00:37
Copy Truck 4.
00:38
Copy Truck 4.
00:44
Play truck form.
00:48
I got a poll number when you're ready.
00:50
Go ahead.
00:53
B as in Bravo, C as in Charlie,
00:56
A as an Alpha, A as an Alpha, 1.
01:02
Copy, is that pole on fire?
01:06
Negative, it'll be the pole directly behind it with the transformer on it.
01:11
I'm giving you the number of a pole with a street light.
01:15
I got another number for you on this poll as well.
01:17
These numbers are little...
01:19
Okay,
01:21
what's the second number?
01:25
(number withheld).
01:28
Copy (number withheld).
01:31
Affirmative, and it'll be to pull behind this one with the transformer on it by the woods.
01:36
Copy, I'm going to update Santee Cooper.
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Location mentioned:
Linden St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
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