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Transformer fire reported near route 132 in BarnstableBarnstable MA

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MA-132, Barnstable, MA

According to the dispatch call, a transformer fire was reported near Route 132 in Barnstable after a caller saw a flash and heard a bang following a plow truck's passage.

Audio|Heard on: Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties Fire Departments
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Transcript:
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Barnstable Fire, the Transformers call Route 132.
00:23
12th Street 1 for a Transformer's call, caller saw a flash and heard a bang after a plow truck drove by.
00:32
In the area near 25 Way 112, 12th Street fire 2-5-net 1.

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MA-132, Barnstable, MA
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Incident Timeline

  1. Utility Company Notified
  2. Barricades and Scene Security
  3. Multiple Wires Down Identified
  4. Fire Department Responds
  5. Witness Observes Flash and Bang
  6. Initial Transformer Incident Reported

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