Small fire near utility pole likely caused by animal, Lexington MA
Fire & ArsonFirefighters responded to a small fire near utility pole 83 by Lexington Reservoir. The fire was likely caused by a squirrel making contact with the electrical wires. No active hazard was found at the scene. The power company was notified to inspect the pole and wires for safety.
Audio|Source: Lexington Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
We do have a smoke order, we're investigating.
00:06
Measure 4 fire left.
00:10
Yeah,
00:15
we have like an all-off. Yeah, we have like an all-off fire in this area. It looks like it's from the pole. Pole Eighty-three.
00:25
We're trying to figure out if it came from the pole, but it isn't in the vicinity of the pole.
00:33
Pole 83?
00:36
It looks like it's Paul 83.
00:40
Was that right on the Lincoln line?
00:43
Yep, it's right by the reservoir.
00:47
How about that?
00:52
Agent 4 final.
00:56
Yeah,
00:58
this is poll 83. The one previous and behind it are 82 and 84, so 83 does have multiple wires on top.
01:12
Do we need to get the power cover up there for these wires? Is that what caused the fire?
01:17
Yeah,
01:18
we got some arcing maybe above it.
01:20
We're double-checking.
01:23
Okay,
01:24
we'll get them up there.
01:28
Yeah,
01:30
4 fire alarm.
01:35
Yeah,
01:38
you are going to need a power company. It looks like a squirrel ark that in his deceased carcass is at the bottom of the pole.
01:45
Engine 4 fire alarm.
01:50
Yeah,
01:51
so the cables look intact. Like I said, we do have the carcass that burned,
01:57
but there might be something at the top of the pole. We can't see. There's no obvious active hazard at this time, but you need to check it out.
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Location mentioned:
Lexington Reservoir, 483 Marrett Rd, Lexington, MA 02421
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