Transformer Explosion Causes Traffic Light Outage Near School, Atlantic City NJ
Fire & ArsonFire and emergency teams responded to a transformer explosion near the sovereign avenue school parking lot on Arctic Avenue side. The explosion caused wires to fall and traffic lights to fail. No fire or smoke was seen. The electric company was notified and is arranging repairs to restore power and traffic signals.
Audio|Source: Atlantic County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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It's going to be a hundred sovereign avenue school.
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Sovereign Avenue, Correction, Arctic Avenue side, parking lot.
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So it transformed at Blue and where's parking?
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It's in June 4.
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The sovereign avenue school, Arctic Avenue side is going to be for a transformer that blew and we have wires that are parking.
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Make how many seven is available recall?
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Thank you, seven. Thank you, seven. Engine four responding, sovereign avenue school.
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So, receive. Ingen 4 is bombing.
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R151.R15.
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R1. R51.
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R15. R15 Mediator.
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Okay.
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R15 Medicaid phone jam.
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Where do you see my gate.
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T118, 0.
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RAC C-1140.
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Dispatch for Engine 4.
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Dispatch, Engine 4 on scene, Southern Avenue School, Arctic Avenue side investigating.
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Do we have a better location?
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Indian 4, they gave it as an Arctic Avenue in the City of the...
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...inside their lot.
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The parking lot, the rear lot.
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Rishi, we're going to continue to investigate.
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We have, uh, what looks like a traffic line out here.
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Risi, we got that. We did notify the electric company.
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See, Justini.
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Justine.
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On location.
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Recease.
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325, Pfeelcombe-25, Radio 1, radioist.
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Loud and clear.
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10-4[1] receives, stand by number 2.
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2.
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25 from Fieldcom 25,
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Radio 2, Radio 2, radio test.
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Loud and clear.
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Receive, stand-by for number 3.
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Mr. Strasch, Rension 4. 2.4.
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2325 from 225 Radio 3.
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Radio Test.
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Loud and clear.
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Town 14. Svance, down by number 4.
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We're on scene at Sovereign, Antarctic. Rail in the corner is a pole that witnesses say they heard a popping noise and shorted out something in the area. It looks like traffic lights are out in this corner.
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There's currently not smoking or on fire at this location.
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Message receiving Jim 4.
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And this is from Go.
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Police Department, they are where the traffic glides are trying to get that friends out here as well.
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Trophy from Fieldcombe 25 Radio 4 with your test.
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10.4-11.
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1014.
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Marie to see if any easy on the electric company.
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And June 4, when we spoke to them, they did say they had to get a crew together and they will just try to get them out as soon as possible. We told them the urgency at the call.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative (message received)
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Location mentioned:
Sovereign Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
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