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Lightning strike causes transformer to blow and power outageBuffalo NY

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Near Mortimer St, Buffalo, NY 14204

A lightning strike hit a wooden pole near Mortimer Street between Sycamore Street and Genesee Street in Buffalo, causing a transformer to blow and smoke. This led to a power outage in the area. National Grid was notified, and emergency responders are investigating the scene.

Audio|Source: Buffalo Fire
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Transcript:
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Preliminary signal, level two response to the traffic gate.
00:04
Transformer that is blown and smoking, near Mortimer St, between Sycamore and Genesee. Let's go for Asia 3, into 1, letter 2, B43.
00:15
There is signal level to response near Mortimer St between Sycamore St and Genesee St for a report of a transformer that is smoking.
00:27
President 3, Enter 1, letter 2, B-4-3, tellout 1318 hours, fossil fire.
00:44
You please, 17, 23-end.
00:59
4.3 on location investigating.
01:03
2.43 on location investigating.
01:10
3.3 fire dispatch, National Grid was notified.
01:16
Let's go to call came from near Mortimer St.
01:20
Ex affirmative,
01:22
and I'm receiving for the 911 call taker.
01:33
Ants 36, respond for DMS, near Riverside Avenue.
01:38
Between Tonawanda and Ontario, support of a female patient, not alert, abdominal pain.
01:44
Okay, engine three.
01:57
1036 respond for the M.S. Near Riverside, between Tonawanda and Ontario.
02:01
It's reported as a female patient, not alert, and abdominal pain. Timeout, 13, 23 hours, buffer fire.
02:08
26 on location.
02:17
26 on location, apartment, 10.01.
02:23
This is by Struct 15 on location with PD and investigating.
02:27
On the 15 on location with police investigating.
02:33
35 on location.
02:35
35 on location.
02:44
Let's make just 4-3.
02:46
Speed 4-3.
02:49
The power is out in the area. It looks like a wooden pole 2.995 was struck by lightning.
02:54
Transformer is not arcing right now. I'm going to pick the companies up if you can pass that on the national fuel.
02:58
I'm a server struck it's report.
03:01
Project B4-3, wooden pole 1095, restrict by lightning, street has no power, I will update National Grid.
03:09
All companies call service are available before 3-year.

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Near Mortimer St, Buffalo, NY 14204

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