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Transformer fire near Waffle House causes power outage, Cincinnati OH

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/9/2025 06:30 PM

Lebanon Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45241

According to the dispatch call, emergency units responded to a transformer fire near the Waffle House on Lebanon Road, causing a power outage and multiple alarms in the surrounding area.

Audio|Heard on: Hamilton County Police, Fire and EMS Dispatch

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02:30

Transcript:

00:00

I don't know.

00:01

Area 87 Alpha 1, pole transformer fire.

00:07

Engine 87. On Fireground 5.

00:12

Near Lebanon Road.

00:17

Waffle House.

00:18

Cross off Vind Lane and Sharon Park Lane, near Lebanon Road.

00:26

On Fireground 5.

00:30

I'm going to be.

00:33

Area 87, Alpha 1, Fire alarm, District 86, Quint 86, Quint 88, on Fireground 6, 4100,

00:48

Executive Park Drive, cross of Lebanon Road and dead end, 4100,

00:56

Executive Park Drive, on Fireground 6.

01:05

I have an attempt to locate at the 723 Westbound 275.

01:10

There is a radius of 3,000 meters.

01:13

For Claremont County, a male white, brown over brown, 511, 420.

01:18

(Name withheld), altermental status ended up threatened suicide by cop.

01:24

Unknown clothing description carrying a black duffel bag, possibly armed and in possession of marijuana.

01:29

He is diagnosed bipolar and schizophrenic, 9 or 31 in a unit tobacco.

01:35

33, I'll go with it.

01:38

35, stack my horizon.

01:44

Okay.

01:45

Okay.

01:47

Oh, sir. I'm sorry.

01:52

Second advice.

01:53

Okay.

01:56

Okay.

01:59

Do this. Okay.

02:04

Time clear.

02:10

Engine 6, the information's on your MDC.

02:17

Where are we getting all these alarms off there?

02:21

There's a transformer fire across from the Waffle House by the Auto Zone, and there's a power outage in the area, so we've got several fire alarms and intrusion alarms in the area.

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Lebanon Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45241

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