Fire on utility pole in Greenwich with road closures, Greenwich CT

 Fire & Arson
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a fire burning on top of a utility pole near King St in Greenwich. The fire was mostly extinguished but still smoldered underground. Roads near King St were closed in both directions for safety during the emergency response.
Audio|Source: Greenwich Fire Department
02:7
Transcript:
00:00
You can put us back on that call. It's actively burning pretty good on the top of the pole. We're going to point out. We're going to hang out here.
00:05
Ten to four.
00:12
Spot six unseen.
00:19
What's this best, probably has been told to working on extinguishment now.
00:23
Reaching in your force.
00:25
September 3 is 5.6.
00:28
Lock it off at their driveway to Brunswick have everyone turn around.
00:32
10-4[1].
00:37
3 to dispatch.
00:40
Go ahead.
00:42
30 shine King Street, both directions.
00:45
At the convent and at Brunswick.
00:49
Receive, shutting down King Street both directions,
00:52
Convent, and Frontwood.
00:59
Three dispatch.
01:02
Go ahead.
01:04
Yeah, one primary down in the roadway. Now we're blocking the road in both directions.
01:09
Ten four.
01:10
You need barricades up there?
01:15
Ten four. Ten four.
01:21
All right, do we have to go down basically as Sherwood, no-through traffic, and then up at Clifftale, or Rye Lake?
01:37
Right now we're converting southbound traffic into Brunswick, and we're going to shut it down at the convent of secret heart.
01:51
Florida dispatch.
01:54
Thank you, Fort.
01:57
We have there, a tank on it.
01:59
The bulk of the fire is knocked down, still smoldering underground a bit.
02:02
We'll be at the service and route back the quarters to fill our tanks.
02:06
Clear the scene.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledges receipt and understanding of message; indicates affirmation or confirmation.
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Location mentioned:
Near King St, Greenwich, CT 06831
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