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Power line sparks fire near Kenilworth and River RoadEast Riverdale MD

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MD-201 & River Rd, East Riverdale, MD 20737

According to the dispatch call, a downed power line near the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue and River Road in Prince George's County was reported sparking and on fire. Police blocked the area while fire and utility crews responded. The fire went out, but the line remained hazardous.

Audio|Heard on: Prince George's MD Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:3
Transcript:
00:00
The power line, is it on fire, first of all?
00:03
10. 10. 10.
00:04
10.
00:05
The power line actually on fire?
00:07
I'm about to pull up momentarily.
00:10
What's the location again?
00:12
Kenilworth and River Road.
00:15
Hello to send.
00:16
Yeah, it's going to be a power line down on the floor and it will be actively on fire.
00:22
Not a big fire, it's just sparking.
00:26
Kenilworth and River or Kenilworth and Riverdale?
00:29
Yep.
00:30
I'm going to have it blocked off.
00:31
It's going to be in front of near Kenilworth Avenue.
00:37
And flow to communications, be advised.
00:40
The power now went out.
00:43
So forth.
00:44
Hey, 10,
00:45
10, 5.
00:47
Okay.
00:48
All right. Let me from Leslie's.
00:50
Uh,
00:51
I'll give you the ending location somewhere in Riverdale.
00:55
Uh,
00:56
starting mileage is 3-1.
00:59
Number two, Hispanic female.
01:00
Okay.
01:26
12, be advised.
01:28
The down power line is now not on fire.
01:35
12 to 10.
01:41
For a down power line, who should we make contact here?
01:45
10. It's going to be PEPCO, but Fireboard's going to handle that.
01:50
They should be in route?
01:53
Can you just make sure that Powerboard has the call and has a unit to sign, please?
01:57
Hey, friends.
01:58
They're on the call and they're already going to find for us.
02:02
Many thanks.

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Location mentioned:
MD-201 & River Rd, East Riverdale, MD 20737

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Incident Timeline

  1. Road closure for safety
  2. Fire reignition reported
  3. Fire department coordination and PEPCO involvement
  4. Initial report of power outage and electrical fire

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