Multiple power pole explosions in Litchfield area
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Georgetown County Fire Departments
03:12
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00:00
This is transport to Georgetown.
00:01
This is call 3130, stand by for utility emergency.
00:14
3130 responding to utility emergency, scene (number withheld) Marsh 10 Road.
00:19
Okay.
00:20
This is call 3130 responding to a utility emergency, (number withheld) Marsh Hen Drive.
00:24
Incident 811 respond, come out 2130.
00:32
This is Romatic 10.
00:38
Romatic
00:41
10 is en route to George County ER.
00:49
811, good morning.
00:51
811, we've received approximately 20 to 30 calls.
00:54
(number withheld) Marsh Hen is one of the most common, but we're receiving calls from Marsh Hen, Litchfield Drive, Sportsman Avenues.
01:02
We're getting a lot of calls about several holes exploding.
01:08
We've got some calls coming from Causeway and a lot of people saying there's a big fire because it's kind of scattered throughout the whole Litchfield area.
01:20
Engine 811, you may go ahead and get another engine started, being that this has kind of spread pretty far.
01:31
Unit 3821, this is 10-4.
01:33
We've got a deputy also in the area.
01:37
He's trying to locate, but they are, they're coming in from all over the place in Litchfield.
01:42
This is 10-4, 3130, semi for utility emergency.
01:52
Attention all 3130, respond to utility emergency (number withheld), Martian Drive.
01:57
Attention all 3130, respond to utility emergency (number withheld), Martian Drive.
02:00
Ladder 821, respond to 2138.
02:08
Central, ladder 821 is responding.
02:11
10-4, ladder 821.
02:13
We've got multiple calls, probably up to about 35 calls now.
02:17
All of Litchfield is claiming that their transformers are exploding everywhere.
02:23
We're receiving calls from Marcy and Litchfield Drive, Fortman's Drive, Channel Bluff.
02:30
We're receiving them near the Eagles Club, Litchfield Causeway.
02:38
Central Battalion 85.
02:40
Go ahead, Battalion 85.
02:43
You put a call on to Santee Cooper?
02:45
I will do that now, sir.
02:53
Central Battery 21, where exactly do you want us to go?
02:57
10-4, the address I've got right now is (number withheld) Marsh Hand.
03:01
I can't tell you an exact because it's kind of scattered throughout the whole area.
03:06
Calling Santee Cooper now.
03:12
Okay.
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