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Blown transformer and power lines down near Williams Rd

Heard on: Johnston County Fire
02:58
00:00
(name withheld) Central Bentonville Fire Department, Newton Grove, be notified.
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Williams Rd, Newton Grove, NC 28366
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Fire crews in Newton Grove responded to an electrical incident near Williams Road, Harper House Road, and Craig Myrtle Lane. A caller reported a blown transformer that was sparking and burning a few feet above the ground. Dispatch advised that live power lines were down in the area. Responders later reported a pine limb resting on power lines that were still elevated, and a separate communication line hanging down. The lines were not reported to be directly threatening a house at that time.

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