Power pole causes tree fire near highway 121, Candler County GA
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According to the dispatch call, a power pole was sparking and caused a tree to catch fire near a house close to Highway 121 South and Collins Road.
Audio|Heard on: Candler County Sheriff
Listen to dispatch call
01:15
Transcript:
00:00
Central Motor Fire Department, stand by for a possible power pole or tree on fire.
00:20
Central Metter Fire Department, I need you in route, Highway 121 South, Highway 121 South,
00:26
the area of Collins Road.
00:28
They stated that there is a power pole that was arcing and has caught a tree on fire.
00:35
It is close to a house.
00:42
Central Metter Fire, are you clear on my traffic?
00:48
Central Metter Fire Department, a semi-ferry page.
01:01
Central Metter Fire Department needs you in route to Highway 121 South and Collins Road.
01:07
Reference to a power pole that was arcing is called a tree on fire.
01:13
It is near a house.
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Location mentioned:
Collins Rd, Georgia
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