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Electrical transformer explodes behind Parsippany high schoolParsippany Troy Hills NJ

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audio iconFire & Arson
Baldwin Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054

According to the dispatch call, an electrical transformer exploded behind Parsippany High School, prompting school evacuation. No smoke or fire was observed.

Audio|Heard on: Morris NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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01:39
Transcript:
00:00
County County, Chief 2, Deputy 2 responding.
00:03
Deputy 2, Deputy 2 is responding, Parsippany High School We received.
00:10
Chief 2, Deputy 2, we received a call from Parsippany, they had no further information other than saying there was an electrical fire in the back of the school.
00:19
Chief 2 received.
00:21
Deputy 2 received.
00:34
County, from Chief-2.
00:35
Chief-Pee.
00:36
Did you have District 1 on this card?
00:39
No, it's just you guys.
00:41
All right, can be District 1 for their ladder, please.
00:44
Okay, for it.
00:46
County, you can share the opportunity to one soon.
00:49
Schools being evacuated, not from Charleston.
00:51
I'll be investigating and establishing command.
00:54
That's any serious, too.
00:55
County, Parsippany, the answer to be in service, 20-reader.
00:58
Center 23.
00:59
Engine 23 and County Heelanol responding the units now to respond to the back loading docks.
01:06
Thanks. Back loading dock.
01:07
That was the loading docks in the rear of the building.
01:12
23, that's correct.
01:13
23, right.
01:15
County from Deputy 2.
01:16
Can you also have JCP&L respond?
01:18
Power. You have the location of the fire or the source?
01:21
Yeah, it looks like it's the transformer in the back of the school.
01:25
Transformer exploded.
01:26
No smoke, no fire at this time.
01:27
Oh, that's good to know.
01:28
Proceed.
01:30
Is it the power out there?
01:32
Go again.
01:33
Is the power out in area?
01:36
That's the negative power is still on.
01:39
Tampa.

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Baldwin Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054

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