Power line sparking and transformer failure reported

Heard on: Hidalgo County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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That's sparking in the area.

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Reporting party also advised that there is tree branches making contact with the wire.

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(number withheld) Snowbird Lane.

00:08

(number withheld) Snowbird Lane.

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Ecom care at 2044 .

00:19

Hidalgo Fire Department, report of a commercial fire alarm activation.

00:22

Engine One, Quint One, at (number withheld) West Griffin Parkway.

00:27

Report of a commercial fire alarm activation for Engine One, Quint One, (number withheld) West Griffin Parkway.

00:34

It'll be at the (name withheld)

00:35

High School for indicator zone zero,

00:38

2nd indicator zone 224.

00:41

We'll be attempting to make keyholder contact.

00:43

Dispatch, we're clear at 2045.

00:59

Okay, guys, I'm responding to this transformer call.

01:02

Another transformer blew right across the street from the Dollar General off Sharp and Loop 4.

01:08

I just need to get some calls about that.

01:10

Once you come out of this house, we'll go investigate that.

9/5/2026 06:44 PM

Fire

Sno Bird Ln, Mission, TX 78572

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic describes a possible electrical hazard with sparking wires and tree branches contacting a line near Snowbird Lane. Crews also report a transformer failure near a Dollar General by Sharp and Loop 4, and a separate commercial fire alarm activation at a high school on West Griffin Parkway.