Electrical vault explosion causes power outage in city block


Firefighters responded to an explosion in an electrical vault on Stephan Street. There was no smoke or fire, but the explosion caused a power outage affecting the entire city block.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles County Fire - Dispatch 3
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Transcript:
00:00Squad 118, you're cleared to cancel.00:01A person sweeping.00:07L.A.00:09into 43.00:1343, go ahead.00:16We're on scene, 16-185, Stephan Street.00:20This is the above-ground vault explosion.00:23No smoke, no fire.00:25We're going to go ahead and isolate.00:26Go ahead and start in Edison.00:28Give me an ETA, I'll MVU, a phone number.00:36LA copies.00:40Outside investigation[1], 24.00:48L.A. from engine 43, also, this explosion knocked out and powered to the whole city block.
00:00
Squad 118, you're cleared to cancel.
00:01
A person sweeping.
00:07
L.A.
00:09
into 43.
00:13
43, go ahead.
00:16
We're on scene, 16-185, Stephan Street.
00:20
This is the above-ground vault explosion.
00:23
No smoke, no fire.
00:25
We're going to go ahead and isolate.
00:26
Go ahead and start in Edison.
00:28
Give me an ETA, I'll MVU, a phone number.
00:36
LA copies.
00:40
Outside investigation[1], 24.
00:48
L.A. from engine 43, also, this explosion knocked out and powered to the whole city block.
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Location mentioned:
Stephens St, Pico Rivera, CA 90660
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