Tree limb causes fire and power outage near 82nd Avenue, Portland OR
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a tree limb contacted power lines near SW 82nd Avenue and Southwest Garden Home Road causing a small fire on a transformer. The fire was extinguished quickly, but it caused a power outage on the east side of the street. The utility company has been notified.
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 53. Respond to miscellaneous fire.
00:04
At near SW 82nd Avenue.
00:08
Cross streets are No Street and Southwest Garden Home Road.
00:17
Hi, Compton 3 is confirmed non-entry.
00:20
Copy confirmed, no injury, 1427.
00:27
Engine 53 for miscellaneous fire.
00:29
This is going to be at near SW 82nd Avenue across the garden home.
00:35
We have a report of a tree limb that was touching power lines.
00:39
They were arcing and sparking and the transformer blew.
00:41
It was on fire.
00:42
It's no longer on fire.
00:44
Power is going to be out on the east side of the street.
00:48
It looks like the branch that was on fire.
00:51
The branch that was touching the line was on fire as well.
00:54
No longer arcing, and PG has been advised.
00:58
No EPA, though.
01:03
It's just five three copies.
01:04
Thank you.
01:06
You're welcome.
01:07
And then just the advisor is a second report of a power line down across the garden home right at 82nd.
01:13
Your call, you're on is four houses north on the 80 second.
01:17
So we go ahead and append them into the one you're on.
01:25
I'm not affirmative, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
SW 82nd Ave, Portland, OR 97223
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