Transformer failure causes local power outage, Torrance CA
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a power outage caused by a blown transformer near Torrance Boulevard and Madrona Avenue in Torrance. The outage also briefly affected the police station, which switched to a backup generator while crews investigated possible damage to a utility pole.
Audio|Heard on: South Bay Fire: Culver City, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 96, investigation Torrance Boulevard and Madrona Avenue.
00:07
Map page 122.
00:14
South Bay Engine Rescue 43 is on scene.
00:19
Step four.
00:25
We lost power temporarily here at the police station.
00:29
We're on backup generator.
00:30
We witnessed the blown transformer out our windows to the west.
00:36
It was pretty significant what we saw.
00:39
Should be somewhere on Torrance between Madrona and Western Avenue there.
00:49
Up to pinpoint a better location for them.
00:54
Possibly out with impacted pole.
01:01
Person Madrona, we're getting a lot of varying information, but that's where he's at.
01:07
And if you can just confirm the pole that he's out with to notify us and.
01:16
That we've that's driven by us three or four times.
01:21
Engine six, stand by.
01:27
We really can't tell what transformer is blown.
01:33
They all look normal.
01:35
Edison should be able to tell on their grid.
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Location mentioned:
Madrona Ave & Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503
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