Smoking utility poles near abandoned house in Newland

Heard on: Burke County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Station 58 fire (number withheld) Alford Ridge Road cross street NC 183

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outside fire cars advising four poles on the ground are smoking at this time.

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Station 58 fire (number withheld) .

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Ridge Road crossroads NC 183, outside fire callers advising four poles on the ground smoking at this time.

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Come out 1235 .

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Before Burke, we'll be out at Morgan.Section

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58 units are out of college.

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Five eighty-five en route to station.

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Five eighty-five en route to station.

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Units responding to (number withheld) Alford Ridge Road.

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Called in from the electric company, stated they are not on scene.

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Female in the area is advising four electrical poles on the ground are smoking.

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Power company advised the will be the poles from yesterday.

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Power. Has been disconnected.

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Poles are going to the house that is abandoned.

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Meter does not work for that location.

2026-10-05 16:34 UTC

Fire

Alford Ridge Rd, Newland, NC 28657

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to a report of four electrical poles on the ground smoking near Alford Ridge Road by NC 183. The power company said the poles were from the previous day, power had been disconnected, and the lines went to an abandoned house with a nonworking meter.