Telephone pole fire causes power outage near Weaver Avenue, Canonsburg PA
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Fire & ArsonA high voltage line and telephone pole near Weaver Avenue caught fire after a transformer blew. The fire caused a power outage in the nearby area.
Audio|Heard on: Washington County Police Zone 2
Listen to dispatch call
01:49
Transcript:
00:00
Near 630 Weaver Avenue.
00:03
Callers report a high line burned off, wires,
00:09
power is still on in the area.
00:14
7-4-31 or 32 could you head to Weaver.
00:18
I'll get the attempted burglary.
00:26
6932.
00:29
I'll do a lever.
00:30
6930 control
00:37
6930 go ahead I'll be out on this bike ten four
00:47
control to 6930 6930
00:55
We just got another call for Weaver.
00:58
It's going to be 631 Weaver Avenue.
01:01
The telephone pole is now on fire.
01:04
The transformer blew.
01:06
No power. It's going to be directly across the house.
01:12
10.4.
01:15
32, you copy that.
01:20
6-932. I'll copy.
01:29
5932 to control I'll be out on Weaver.
01:34
104.
01:41
6932 to control if you didn't already, please call the power company, I believe it's West Penn Power.
01:46
Top of the pole is still on fire, small fire.
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Location mentioned:
Weaver Ave, Canonsburg, PA 15317
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