Power lines down with visible flames near Rocky River Rd, Monroe NC

 Fire & Arson
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to reports of sparking transformer and visible flames near South Rocky River Road. Power lines were down but not in the roadway, and a tree was on the power lines. There was a power outage in the area. Upon arrival, no active fire or burning transformer was found.
Audio|Source: Union County and North Carolina State Fire
03:29
Transcript:
00:00
Station 12, Utility 128, Air Route near South Rocky River Road, cross streets of Little Tom Starns Road and Lathen Road, reference to a sparking transformer.
00:16
Lines are not down, the lights can be seen miles away from it.
00:20
Also flames visible.
00:22
Possibly Duke, we're going to contact them as well.
00:28
Tenforce they come.
00:29
I was going to drive in deep power.
00:32
Tivel.
00:38
217.
00:40
127.
00:48
127. 127, go ahead.
00:51
147 is in the area, Tempt from my creek.
00:54
Tivel.
01:00
Mark, I got it pretty down on the lines.
01:09
Three's not in the roadway at this time.
01:16
New copy about near Rocky River Road.
01:24
104-50.
01:28
Address is near Rocky River Road.
01:34
Copy near Rocky River Road.
01:40
Sleep Time, correct address is near Rocky River Road.
01:42
I do have power lines down, not in the roadway.
01:46
I do have one tree.
01:49
On the power.
01:50
That is not one.
01:53
Temple.
01:57
Just here, there's nothing in the road, let's go on up the top of the hill, and we'll come back down in a minute.
02:02
Let's get the road clear for a few minutes.
02:09
Mike, me and Sam's right behind you.
02:13
10.4 pine tree on the firelight.
02:19
Seagong, there is no lines down for us to deal with.
02:24
It's not burning.
02:27
No transformer burning at this time.
02:29
There is a fire outage in this area all the way to prospect.
02:35
People.
02:43
106, see-cone.
02:54
106 has obtained refusal, show us time to complete.
02:59
Copy, showing you clear.
03:06
1200s let go.
03:08
1,200.
03:11
104CCOB. The only lies down or where that pine tree is hit it.
03:14
They're off the road and the power is out in this area down here, so I think there'll be 104 for us to clear.
03:23
Copy. Duke is also aware they're just going to call us back with an ETA.
03:28
Ten, four.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Rocky River Rd, Monroe, NC 28112
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