Transformer fire sparks chaos, Orchard St blocked by burning tree, Edwardsville IL
Fire & ArsonPower lines and a transformer fire caused a burning tree to block Orchard Street, prompting traffic shutdowns to keep the area safe.
Audio|Source: Edwardsville, SIUE, Glen Carbon, Madison County, ISPERN Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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In front of 515, right at the basement pool,
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we're not going to approach it with the lines down.
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Okay, I'll have a phone notifying hammer.
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That's a phone number.
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That's cruising route.
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13-10 route, we possibly have a second one that could be in the 600 block or having an officer check now.
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That's clear, thank you.
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The transformer blew it to top of the pool.
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Copy transform.
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The fire might be out though now.
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Clear.
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Were you advising the 600 block of North Fillmore?
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That's 600 block of Orchard, I believe 90th in the circuit.
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That county was getting calls as well.
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Cluster to State Street.
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98, I'm going to back up here, the lines are down,
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always through here.
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I'm going to hit this fire real quick.
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1310.
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You go ahead, dispatch.
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1310. I just had a resident at (number withheld) Orchard advised.
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It's going to be the 500 and 600 block of Orchard.
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Power lines are down in front of his address, in a tree, blocking the roadway, no longer on fire.
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That's clear.
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We're in the area,
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(number withheld) Orchard now.
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You can show us on scene.
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Clear on scene.
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Tina set it out in the 500 block of Orchard.
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I just had a call from the resident at (number withheld) Orchard advising that there's a tree that's down with power lines blocking the roadway from the 600 block all the way to the 500 block.
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No, yeah.
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90 or 98, you're going to go down over to stage treating a shoe gloss had.
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31, he's down on Moreland currently in front of 35, Moreland.
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How it changed to the resident was possibly flying an EMP drone and hacking his phone.
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Can you put me back on the call?
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Okay.
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Dispatch, 1310.
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1310. 1310.
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What was it in America from Moreland?
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I think he's now running southbound Moreland.
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He was in front of 34 and 32.
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Yeah, Orchard is going to be blocked at Linley.
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We're going to need to shut down traffic coming from any direction here.
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We do have multiple power lines down.
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One tree that is currently burning due to a line in it that we'll need Amaran here for.
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Clear, Ameren's on the line now.
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And I'll notify PD to block Orchard at Linley as well.
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Units that are out reference Orchard, fires requesting Orchard at Wendley be blocked as well.
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Very well, 1060 but all I'm saying.
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No, you got it.
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That's clear.
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Yeah, we have a line that goes kind of catacorder across Orchard at Linley and then all the way up orchard the other side.
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So we'll maybe block multiple directions.
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3.5, I think he's going to be running to you.
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I think he just cut between 30 and 29 to green running.
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Capra.
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Dispassion, 1310, the address for the tree with the fire would be (number withheld) Orchard.
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That's clear, (number withheld), altered.
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Orchard St, Edwardsville, IL 62025
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