Sparking power lines reported on highway near Olive Blvd, Chesterfield MO
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Fire & ArsonEmergency units responded to reports of sparking overhead power lines over Highway 40 eastbound near Chesterfield Airport Road and Olive Boulevard. Upon investigation, no sparking or downed lines were confirmed and the area was cleared.
Audio|Heard on: St. Louis County Fire and EMS - South
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03:25
Transcript:
00:00
2254 and 2215 Electrical hazard highway 40 eastbound between Airport Road and Olive.
00:08
2254 and 2215 Respond on Fire Attack 20.
00:13
Electrical hazard.
00:14
Highway 40 eastbound between Airport Road and Olive.
00:18
2254 and 2215.
00:21
Respond on Fire Attack 20.
00:33
8517 sit case 382 highway 8 cross street is golden pond 8517 respond on Pacific May.
01:02
Govigone 2254.
01:06
2254 2254 2254 Thank you very Good.
01:16
This color is no longer at the scene reporting power lines down over the highway somewhere near Chesterfield Airport Road and Olive.
01:29
They are sparking but not actually down.
01:33
Do you want to advise exact location before I call Ameren or do you just want me to get them out that way?
01:44
Stand by, we are going to enter the highway off the long road to go east.
01:48
Okay.
01:55
For County 8517.
01:56
Do you have any additional information that was provided in the notes?
02:02
The call came by radio from Franklin County.
02:06
They received a call from Highway Control requesting an ambulance for a glass of water.
02:11
That is all I know.
02:14
Yeah.
02:16
1917 to 1914 you can just regret.
02:22
That is clear.
02:25
Nothing up to this point.
02:29
I think we are going to get off at Boone's and come back down here for what road if you want.
02:38
2250, here you are Gerald.
02:43
We found nothing to this point.
02:45
We are going to get off here at Boone's and come back down the airport road, see if there is anything over there.
02:55
22-54.
03:00
22-54.
03:02
Yes,
03:04
sir, we travel from Long.
03:06
All the way to Olive.
03:07
There is, um,
03:09
we did not notice anything sparking on the overhead wires.
03:11
We are going to go back in service.
03:16
Clear travel from Long Road all the way down.
03:22
Nowhere's sparking.
03:24
2254 in service.
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Olive Blvd, Chesterfield, MO
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