Sparks from telephone pole hit house causing evacuation, Glen Rock NJ
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Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to sparks coming from a telephone pole that were hitting a house near Emerson Road. Residents were told to evacuate. Electric arcing was seen at the point where electrical wires enter the house. The fire alarm system was reset after investigating and finding the cause was careless cooking in an apartment. No fire was found at the time of the investigation.
Audio|Heard on: Paramus and Area Towns Police / Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be near Emerson Road, and it's going to be for sparks coming from a telephone pole, hitting against the house as well.
00:09
The residents have been advised to evacuate.
00:12
Just letting you know I'll be pointing you left for that.
00:17
Fire command received.
00:18
I'll respond over there.
00:26
They're activated.
00:28
Engine 5's reporting apartment 7, second floor,
00:32
for the investigation using headquarters companies and engine 5.
00:37
I'll be claim, place, command.
00:51
(number withheld).
00:55
(number withheld), departing Hack and Sack, heading back to quarters.
01:00
24.
01:21
Carolus Cookin, 7 Bravo.
01:24
Ladder Shelford, Gopher, Gopher to reset.
01:31
Andrews 2, Euro.
01:37
Clinton Place Man at Dispatch.
01:41
Plan place, command.
01:44
Engine 5, investigative found careless cooking apartment 7, Bravo.
01:48
No need for ventilation in the process of resetting the fire alarm system.
01:52
You can show engine 2 available for the city.
01:56
The engine trades available as 24 times.
02:04
Claim, place, command, a dispatch file on systems, then reset.
02:08
You place all companies available, terminate claim in place command.
02:11
Okay,
02:12
of all companies available, terminating claim and place command, 2015.
02:21
There's nothing showing this time.
02:38
152 is going to be established in command.
02:46
Electric,
02:47
I've been respond, suing to the hole to the house,
02:51
arcing up the weatherheads at the house.
02:57
See, then, yeah, I'm on the phone with them now.
03:05
You want to go right, we'll have the plug.
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Location mentioned:
Emerson Rd, Glen Rock, NJ 07452
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