Transformer fire at 1280 Airport Road


Audio shows firefighters responding to an electrical hazard involving a transformer on fire at 1280 Airport Road. Dispatch mentions power flickering in a nearby home and coordinating with multiple fire units.
Audio|Source: Rowan County Fire and EMS, Salisbury Fire
01:43
Transcript:
Roan Station, 61, 62, 63, engine, 6. Electrical, hazard, transformer on fire, 1-280 Airport Road. 1280 Airport Road, cross-rease of Gassie Road to Dane a Drive. Utilize Ops 12, Ops 1-2, Timeout[1], 2024. Rowan, (name withheld) 2, South Fleet. Rescue 2. Rescue 2. Chief the 5-1-2. Go-a-mobile 612. Ingest, (name withheld). (name withheld), you're in 6244. Copy engine 62027. This is 627. You're responding at 2027. We're running agency. Engine 6. Switch to County Fire, please. We're at an agency. Go ahead. You still have a caller in one? We do not. Do you need to call them back? If you don't mind, see if it's still actively on fire. If it's the house that we're in front of, it's well off the road. They did advise that their power was flickering, so I have to assume that's probably the transformer. Let me get them on the line here. Hold on for me.
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Location mentioned:
Near Airport Rd, Salisbury, NC 28147
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