Transformer explosion causes small fire near railroad tracks, Vernon Township NJ
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to a transformer explosion with a small fire and possible downed wires near the railroad tracks on Old Brooktown Road in Vernon Township, New Jersey. Power was out in the area. Firefighters coordinated with the power company to address the situation. No further incidents were reported at the scene.
Audio|Source: Sussex County Fire - Northeast
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Transcript:
00:00
Hi, Senator Forgeon on the air for the veteran fire department to request to respond Old Brooktown Road in the area of the railroad tracks for a transformer drop blue, power is out, unknown if there's any wire down or clear of any small fire on the ground.
00:16
I'm kind of talking about the area of the fire department to request to respond Old Brooktown Road in the area of the railroad tracks where a transformer is blue, power is out.
00:27
Report of a small...
00:30
Partly fire, smoldering on the ground,
00:33
unknown wires, (number withheld).
00:36
Eighty-five, eighty-five coming.
01:03
Here's for 34th.
01:11
Senior come up for a walker.
01:17
Please.
01:22
Please. Thank you, sir.
01:40
We'll be out.
01:44
We're on the line with the power company now.
01:52
Copy. Okay.
02:01
Okay. You can get us a poll number.
02:13
Call verse (number withheld).
02:22
Go to Culver's day one.
02:27
Yeah, Colbert, you can show me responding to Old Brooktown Road in Vernon for the small fire.
02:40
Colbert received day one, I'll show you responding to Old Brooktown Road.
02:49
Yeah, it sounds like a transformer pop, so... Reported any small bus fire right now.
02:59
That's good copy. I have nothing shown at this time.
03:26
All right, as far as the next thing was here,
03:29
there's nothing else going on here. You can have all units take to cancel.
03:35
Three and four hundred, all units on here, you can take the cancel for two days.
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Vernon Township, NJ
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