Explosion and smoke reported near Western Ave, Albany County NY
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to reports of a loud explosion and visible smoke near Western Avenue in Guilderland. The incident appeared to involve a possible transformer malfunction that caused traffic lights in the area to stop working.
Audio|Heard on: Albany NY Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Dispatcher unit 19.
00:03
19.
00:04
19 with the fire department, if you could check the area near Western Ave across from Glenwood and Parkwood.
00:10
Several phone calls reported a loud explosion and smoke coming from the building.
00:16
Unknown if it was a transformer around the building or something inside.
00:21
If you could assist.
00:24
Copy, you can show me in the area.
00:29
In the area, ten twenty-two.
00:33
Nineteen dispatch.
00:36
Nineteen.
00:38
I am going to guess a transformer went somewhere.
00:41
All the traffic lights are out in this section.
00:45
Received twenty-three.
00:47
Just give me a minute and I'll tell you the range of streets that you can notify National or DOT.
00:55
Nineteen dispatch.
00:58
Nineteen, go ahead.
01:01
Looks like the traffic light outage is going to start at Western Avenue and Schoolhouse Road and go down to Western Avenue and Russell Road.
01:08
None of the traffic lights are working in that range.
01:13
Ten twenty-seven.
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Location mentioned:
Western Ave, Guilderland, NY 12203
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