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Electrical fire caused by downed wires near Broad River BlvdBeaufort SC

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audio iconFire & Arson
Broad River Blvd, Beaufort, SC 29906

According to the dispatch call, fire units responded to an electrical fire near Broad River Boulevard caused by wires down across the roadway. The wires were hung up on a vehicle and caused the fire.

Audio|Heard on: Bluffton Township and Hilton Head Fire
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02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Dispatch, Ladder 2.
00:02
Ladder 2.
00:04
Show ladder 2 in route, near Ribaut Road for a service call.
00:13
Simple attitude, we're around for a service call near Rebolt Road.
00:20
This branch, ladder two is the only thing.
00:23
Simple attitude.
00:25
Gee, we're about to get an electrical fire toned out for 81.
00:34
Hey, 81, 804.
00:35
I'm on Resider Road now, I'll head that way.
00:38
I'll call you off if we need an engine.
00:40
It sounds like it's just wires got hung up in a truck when across the road.
00:49
Battalion 81, Engine 81 on admin.
01:05
Engine 81, response to electrical fire near River Boulevard, cross-feed of Norman Drive and W.K.
01:12
Austin, Drive, repeated.
01:15
Engine 89, response, electrical fire near River Boulevard.
01:25
Dispatch 804.
01:27
I'm en route to that wires-down call.
01:29
You can cancel the engine for now.
01:37
10-4[1] Is that an 81
01:41
801 801
01:44
801 is in round
01:47
10-4[1] 801 Amatsletcher with fire near River Boulevard per F804 you can cancel
01:58
81 copy
02:05
81, 804. I'm on Jennings Road now, so I'm going to be there in a minute.
02:09
I'll call you if we need you, but notes just looks like wires got hung up in a van and came down across the road.
02:20
Dispatch 804.
02:21
I'm out with Sheriff's Office.
02:23
I'll be out investigating that calling Broad River.
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Location mentioned:
Broad River Blvd, Beaufort, SC 29906

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Incident Timeline

  1. Hazard Mitigated
  2. On-Scene Investigation
  3. Wires Down Identified
  4. Electrical Fire Reported
  5. Initial Dispatch for Service Call

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