Electrical fire in basement and transformer at Baltimore home, Baltimore MD
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a residential electrical fire started in the basement at a home near Echodale Avenue, Baltimore. The fire involved the electrical panel and a transformer outside with active sparks and energized wires presenting danger. Firefighters reported the electrical line from the utility pole to the house was burning and at risk of falling, and advised responders to stay clear. Fire conditions included heavy arcing at the back door and glow visible through the brick. Emergency services include fire, police, neighborhood service, and utility response.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore City Fire
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08:19
Transcript:
00:00
through the commands.
00:02
I'm in the basement. I got a appear to be the electrical panel.
00:06
It's on fire.
00:08
Also I noticed the transformer behind the house is also on fire.
00:14
Sparks flying out of the transformer.
00:17
All right I copy.
00:20
Cabanda Communications BG&A Electric and Emergency Response.
00:26
All right, command of BG, electric.
00:28
We will not be able to put fire on this.
00:30
Correct. We'll not be able to put water on this.
00:32
It's an electrical panel.
00:38
I have communications.
00:39
I need police, both directions on Echodale.
00:44
All right, Command, Echodale.
00:54
Airflex 2, Respondon, Boxalon, 42-23,
00:57
2009 Echodale Avenue, off Elsrode and Harford, Assist on the Dwelland, Assist on the Dwarland, Assist on the Dwellon, Assist on the Dwellon, assist on the Dwellon, 6.54.
01:16
42, affirmative.
01:18
We have one, but it's not working.
01:20
We bring another dry chemist.
01:24
Copy that. I grab one all 56.
01:31
Truck 30 to command.
01:38
Good for you to call command.
01:41
Truck 30, I'm sorry, Charlie.
01:44
Need all members to be aware.
01:48
The drop-feed line from the pole to the house.
01:52
is burning and is going to fall.
01:55
Everyone needs to stay way clear of it.
01:58
Yeah,
02:01
I copy.
02:03
Command communication, making an announcement about the electric wire side, Charlie, potentially falling.
02:16
potential companies,
02:18
be aware of the electrical line heading to the house on side charlie is about to drop and is energized.
02:26
All companies on the Echidale box be advised of the electrical line coming into the side charlie is energized and is about to drop.
02:35
1656.
02:40
We're on our way with that track down.
02:44
Got electric line getting ready to come down.
02:45
We had to go around the house.
02:51
We're due to command.
02:54
We have somebody check the first floor,
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Charlie's side.
02:59
Make sure nothing's exposed up there.
03:02
Yeah, that's affirmative.
03:03
Measure 56 is making entry into the first floor, Charlie's side.
03:12
Head of communications.
03:13
I'm going to need neighborhood services.
03:16
All right, command, neighborhood service.
03:22
Safety officer, too, on location, sending safety.
03:28
All right, on CISC.
03:29
You do a 360, get that Charlie side.
03:33
Check out that electric line.
03:35
Give me a poll number for that poll when you can.
03:42
to be a gate update.
03:44
We have an individual dwelling.
03:46
We have smoke showing from the Charlie and Delta side.
03:52
Here's report on an electrical fire in the basement involving an electrical meter.
03:56
We also have wires to the house or fire to extend it up to the pole.
04:02
Let me know when you get an update from VG&E on their ETA.
04:06
All right, nice receipts, man.
04:07
I'm trying to call now.
04:08
They're not going through.
04:11
I am not involved at Sinclair and Moravia.
04:19
Are they in Pini?
04:25
That's affirmative if people start a radio car.
04:29
I think the D.
04:31
The command post will be at Edge of 42's apparatus.
04:43
B.M1, you need VILA.
04:51
TAMB-203 respond.Matic-1.5.J.1-100-stop Raw.
04:55
Looking at East Lombus for East Pras Street for Plymouth.
04:57
Timmaid 23 response.
04:59
Matic 4.8.0000-stop Broadway.
05:01
That a higher much of a week of BN, 159.
05:08
Man of communications,
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give me any MS officer.
05:13
Are you an M.S officer?
05:17
The man of communications, if you got another medic closer to medic one, I will take that house the occupants.
05:26
It doesn't matter if it's BLS or ALS.
05:34
All right, you're getting a medic 16 also.
05:37
I copy, 106 MMedic Watt.
05:39
Amedic Watt.
05:50
Respond,
05:52
2009 Echodale Avenue, off Elsrode and Harford, assist on the dwelling,
05:56
6,009.
06:03
1240 to respond back there 40-40-4307 Chelsea Terrace became Bonner Road at Grandview Avenue for electrical investigation 12404404-4-4307 Chelsea tears for electrical investigation something like that will The thermal image here in that back room overcomptory electric in your panel is make sure we don't have any stage.
06:29
134 will shootout land.
06:32
The bike room basement has gone out.
06:40
Oh man.
06:41
Fire is not for the panel.
06:44
We still have some left in our dragdown.
06:46
We're going to stand by with it just in case it lights off.
06:52
All right, I copy.
06:53
You're reporting the fire is not at the electric panel, correct?
06:59
Back a permanent.
07:01
We're going to stand by with what's left in our drive down and the case of lights off again.
07:09
Truck 30,
07:11
a fire is not knocked.
07:13
I got a really healthy arc is igniting the Charlie side.
07:22
All right, I copy.
07:26
The man of Charlie Division, tonight, Chief Doe.
07:30
Give me an update.
07:33
Charlie, we got fire conditions and heavy arcing,
07:39
right at the back door.
07:42
It's actually coming through the brick.
07:46
Three to 42 mobile.
07:49
Add a section to the front bumper.
07:52
All right, I copy.
07:53
Charlie, yeah, I can see the glow now.
07:58
The whole of the sub 42 is Command.
08:00
56 have a line.
08:03
All right,
08:07
I copy. 56 has a line at Charlie's side.
08:11
Command of 56, do you also have a line inside or is your line exterior?
08:18
Exterior.
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Echodale Ave, Baltimore, MD 21214
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