Vehicle hits power pole causing fire and road closure, Thurston County WA
Traffic, Fire & ArsonA vehicle crashed into a power pole near Meridian Road, causing a fire that keeps reigniting. Power lines are down, blocking the road and preventing access to the vehicle. Emergency services are on scene providing patient care. The road is closed while responders wait for the power company to arrive and assist in controlling the fire.
Audio|Source: Thurston County Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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At first. Engine 32.
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Go ahead.
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Fire is knocked down.
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Meridian roads can be closed for some time.
00:06
Continue the ambulance.
00:07
It'll be fire knocked down.
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Meridian roads will be closed, and Olympic 2 to continue at 420.
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Capitol, Olympic 2 are rising on scene.
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Olympic 2 on scene at 20.
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Olympic 2 from 32.
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Go ahead.
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Due to power lines being down, stay on our side of the road, and then we're going to have to come in on foot.
00:27
Public 2, copy.
00:28
Go ahead?
00:29
Yeah, we're just transitioning to patient care now, patients behind the engine.
00:37
Copy. You know, 1.565?
00:39
I don't know if this is possible but could you let p.m.
00:42
Maybe have an exited response would be great.
00:45
Sorry I'm going to be able to be able to reach it because of the power lines.
00:49
Offrey, they've already been contacted.
00:50
Okay. Chapman's from 32.
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Engine 32, go ahead.
00:52
We have to ask for a water tender.
00:55
We can't access the vehicle due to down power lines.
00:58
And we're not going to be able to extinguish it with the water we have.
01:01
Proceed. I'll search up a tender.
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Radio Charles, I want you.
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01:22
Ray, Charles Malach, can you start county rubs? Here, the news are about setting out for next to subject.
01:27
Okay. Also, you can add Natalian 34 to that call.
01:30
Receive 2427.
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Receive 2427. You have six on the site two suspicious vehicle.
01:33
I do.
01:34
Do you comments with Charles, Mnion, 5616.
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near Meridian Road.
01:39
The problem is there's a power pole still standing but it's in the middle of the road.
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It's been shared off due to a vehicle.
01:47
The vehicle's now into a fence.
01:48
We have power lines or at least cable lines on the ground and the power lines are still elevated but due to the damage conditions we're not willing to cross it.
01:58
So the problem is our car fire keeps reigniting, and we're kind of out of position until PSC arrives.
02:05
Copy that, and you need tender 34, correct?
02:09
That's correct.
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We've already gone through three-quarters of our tank.
02:12
We're going to use them until PSC gets here.
02:15
Copy that. We're on our way.
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Location mentioned:
Meridian Rd SE & Mullen Rd SE, Washington 98513
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