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Electrical panel fire causes smoke at Springfield buildingSpringfield IL

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Near E Adams St, Springfield, IL 62703

Firefighters responded to a structure fire near East Adams Street and South Wheeler Avenue in Springfield. Light smoke was seen from the rear of a single-story wood frame building. The fire was caused by electrical panel arcing, with fire on the back side of the panel and meter base. Fire crews began an offensive attack and requested the utility company to disconnect power.

Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Engine 5, engine 6, battalion 2, engine 2, truck 2, engine 7, truck 3,
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and respond a structure fire near East Adams Street, Cross Streets are South Wheeler Avenue and Presby Street.
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6'n. F-ranking on Lincoln, 60576, clear black,
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2007, Snyder for now.
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Yeah,
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we're available. We can make that general.
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We're closer.
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Copy engine four, go ahead and make the general then, and engine two you can cancel.
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Engine 4. Respond a structure fire near East Adams Street, Cross Streets are South Wheeler Avenue and Pressy Street.
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Position clip from... 6184.
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Control from engine one.
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Do you have any other information on this call?
01:42
Sixth and secure me here. Sixth and ten four.
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Okay,
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one's on scene, Seventh and Adams, zooming command.
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We are on the southwest corner of the building.
02:03
Copy. Somebody else in the call back.
02:16
All your answer from truck to those list is negative.
02:21
Agent 5 on-seat small single-story wood frame structure have light smoke coming from the rear.
02:33
Endify the outcome, that's against.
02:37
Copy engine 5, light smoke coming from the engine from the rear going into domesticate.
02:44
The type is, is the northeast corner of the building.
03:13
Copy engine 5 is not coming from the east.
03:17
Control from the design 2, can you dispatch ALS?
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Copy the machine 2.
03:33
Control from engine 5, this is going to be an electrical panel arcing, go ahead and start utilities.
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161.
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104 secure.
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610.
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Engine 4 is on the hydrant, Wheeler, Wieler and Adams.
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109.
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104, 609 status.
04:13
I was in Adam Street Command,
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Inter 5 is pulling a line, front door,
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making an offensive attack.
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Copy engine 6.
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Committee from Engine 5.
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Go ahead.
04:33
Agent 5 had a fire on the rear of the structure, on the back side of the electrical panel and the meter base.
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We haven't knocked at this time, but we're going to need to pull the meter.
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Copy that.

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