Power lines down and sparking near E Brentwood St, Detroit MI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/30/2025 12:50 PM

Near E Brentwood St, Detroit, MI 48203

Fire units responded to report downed and sparking power lines behind a building near East Brentwood Street in Detroit. The utility company DTE was contacted to address the electrical hazard.

Audio|Source: Detroit Fire

02:19

Transcript:

00:00

Still alarm, engine 60, you're doing a still alarm near East Brentwood between Virginia and the Wharf to report his power lines down, engine 60.

00:14

Agent 60s in route.

00:17

Agent 60 in route.

00:23

Central. Agent 60 is on the scene investigating.

00:26

Agent 60 on the scene investigating.

00:30

Section 242, we're leaving our theme with PD and Medic 2 or in-service Dispo 2-in-service 3-2.

00:37

Section 42 leaving the same with Scout and EMS, we have in-service 322.

00:43

Number 32, CPR in progress mentioned 32.

00:55

32 has an answer.

01:01

Manager 32, we're going to update. Your patient is in a Blue Port Explorer, engine 32.

01:09

32 has message.

01:11

Still alarm, engine 52, ladder 31. You're doing a still alarm near Dickerson between Emerson and East Jefferson.

01:19

For commercial fire alarm, engine 52, ladder 31.

01:29

Letter 31 in round.

01:31

Watter 31 in round.

01:34

Tensit 32, same.

01:36

32, same.

01:38

502 in front. Inj 52 in route.

01:40

Inj 52 en route.

01:46

Engine 60 to Central.

01:49

Engine 60.

01:51

Central, we're reporting wires are up and arcing behind the address. We had this run earlier.

01:58

Can you just notify DTE.

02:00

We'll be going in service 445.

02:03

Engine 60, you're reporting wires up and arching behind the location. We'll notify DTE.

02:09

Was I called a pole or called the dwelling?

02:13

CentralX poe to pole.

02:15

Mr. C. Pol to Palt.

02:16

Will notify DTE. We have in service 445.

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