Power line catches fire near Wunder St utility pole, Reading PA
A power line caught fire near Wunder Street at a utility pole. Multiple emergency calls reported visible flames at the top of the pole. The fire burned out by itself, but electrical damage occurred on the high-voltage wires.
Audio|Source: City of Reading Fire/EMS
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Transcript:
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Attention engine one, respond,
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Area near Wunder Street, power line on fire.
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0.17.
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No.
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Near Wunder.
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Can't do one.
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R-7-514-1-100.
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Multiple calls for a pole on fire.
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The main dust will sudden spread to the pole, at the top of the pole, nothing else on fire.
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7 is on the Steve second.
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Car 7 off in checking.
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The area.
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Car 7. Car 7.
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You copy a pole number from that, Ed.
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Go ahead.
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51149 dash 36769 it's not on fire anymore but you can tell where the wires are burning up on the 5-voltage part.
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greezy 7-1 just walk some caution take up here we'll put a little second on here
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