Explosion causes multiple electrical injuries and burns, New Bedford MA
Fire & ArsonAn explosion near Rodney French Blvd and Butler St caused multiple people, including a utility worker, to suffer electrical injuries and burns. Live wires remain at the scene, creating a hazard, and rescuers face difficulty in extricating at least one victim due to the dangerous conditions.
Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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They're going to be in the parking lot.
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Accessible from the Puzzle Street side.
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Copy.
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I'm excited control.
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Go ahead too.
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Sure, fire, it wrote. Here's a call home since there was an explosion.
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I'm not sure, Mr. Fair, no.
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I do you think yet.
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Once again,
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as she said, is going to be used by the French Boulevard and Butler Street.
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You have an ever-sourced worker on scene who suffered some sort of electrical injury.
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Fire alarm, you two.
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I'll be responding, you can put me on that call.
01:03
Can I file? Can I file up for you to be advised? I'm out of a computer right now.
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Let me on the board.
01:18
Twenty-three on thirty-two.
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Okay. Double.
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Twenty-three control. We need another medic as well.
01:29
We get another male with burn injuries.
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Receive.
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Okay. Okay,
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you know, she's got the repo.
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Okay.
01:45
Firelocked here, too.
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Send the truck that addiction and also, I'm here for PD, they have multiple victims with burn injuries.
02:11
Latter 3 also respond to East Riding, French, and Bottle. You have multiple injuries.
02:18
Once again, Latter 3, respond to N. 6, 2.
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East Riding French Boulevard and Butler for multiple injuries.
02:36
Okay, three, can you head to near Health 6th Street? That's a second.
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Intritorment 3.
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Sorry.
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Did you copy that near Health 6th Street? That's a second.
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All right,
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To advise the fire department, so there's still live wires here, the mail has a metal belt on.
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We don't know how we can make contact with him.
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Racing.
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I'm facing the wire.
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Fire a lot for you and do.
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14 in control.
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Clicking.
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The road is finally has that vehicle.
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We'll be 16.
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Thank you, 12.
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Down far. Uh,
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PD's dating that there's still live wires at that location.
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Fire lava, copy that.
03:56
Also, that extrication might be difficult. And we just, I'm sure Evassoz is aware of the situation.
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But can you call it back and let them know we're going to need an expedited response in order to treat their people?
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Location mentioned:
Rodney French Blvd & Butler St, New Bedford, MA 02744
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