Tree down causes transformer fire and live power lines

Heard on: Lake County Fire

02:19

00:00

District 14B, Engine 141, transformer fire at (number withheld) North Chicago Avenue, Wadsworth, near West Foster Court and West York House Road.

00:12

Time out 0558.

00:24

Engine

00:25

141, you're in route

00:35

to (number withheld) North Chicago Avenue for a tree on a power line causing a transformer fire.

00:49

Lake Town Engine 141 is on location.

00:54

Engine 141, your location.

01:03

Laketown from Engine 141.

01:09

Engine 141.

01:11

What?

01:15

If you can notify ComEd to expedite this, we do have lane blockage.

01:21

There is a large tree down on multiple lines and multiple live lines on the ground.

01:32

Message received, we'll start ComEd.

01:35

Can't get you a pole number, but it's directly in front of (number withheld).

01:44

Chicago.

01:48

10-4, (number withheld) Chicago, thank you.

01:57

141, are they the lines pole to pole or a house?

02:04

It's pole to pole.

02:05

It's a long stretch too.

02:08

It's probably about an entire block that's down.

02:16

Ten four.

02:18

Ten four.

9/3/2026 03:58 AM

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Chicago Ave, Wadsworth, IL 60083

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Tree down causes transformer fire and live power lines

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