Explosion and fire at transformer near River Street in Bethel, Bethel VT
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, an explosion and fire occurred near River Street in Bethel, possibly involving a transformer. Emergency services were dispatched to respond.
Audio|Heard on: Barnard Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:48
Transcript:
00:00
State dispatched to Bethel Fire.
00:03
This is your tone to respond to the area near River Street in Bethel for an explosion now seeing fire.
00:18
State dispatch to the fire, this is your first tone to respond to the area of
00:25
near River Street or Route 107 in Bethel.
00:29
Complaintant, (name withheld) saw an explosion, now seen fire.
00:33
Some of your first town, 2113.
00:36
State's on, go ahead.
00:44
Fetka, go ahead.
00:48
Settlese fire, state's on, go ahead. C-4-0-0-2-6.
01:09
Speak to Bethel unit responding to station.
01:11
I haven't heard any additional tones.
01:12
Do you want me to go ahead and tone again?
01:20
They dispatched to Bethel fire unit responding to station.
01:27
Go ahead.
01:32
Only received a response from you, do you want an additional tone?
01:38
Yeah, acknowledgment/affirmative.
01:41
And it sounds like it's probably a transformer, can you just notify Green Mountain Power that we probably will see them as well?
01:48
Acknowledgment/affirmative for all calm right now after I tone.
01:51
Thank you.
02:02
See dispatch to Bethel Fire.
02:05
This is your tone to respond to the area of...
02:18
This is your tone to respond to the area near Vermont Route 107 or River Street in Bethel.
02:26
For a complaint saying they saw an explosion now seeing fire, possible a transformer.
02:32
Again, stay dispatched to Bethel fire.
02:34
This is your second tone to respond to the area near Vermont Route 107 or River Street in Bethel.
02:41
For a complainant saying they saw an explosion now seeing fire, possible transformer blue.
02:46
Second tone, 2120.
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Location mentioned:
River St Ext, Bethel, VT 05032
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