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Power line contact causes fire near West Market StGreensboro NC

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W Market St, Greensboro, NC 27401

According to the dispatch call, a fire near West Market Street was caused by a power line hit by a tree limb, which is still arcing. Fire crews are working to remove the limb to prevent further fires.

Audio|Heard on: Guilford Metro Fire
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02:29
Transcript:
00:00
I was on site near West Market Street.
00:02
Malta.
00:04
Story.
00:06
Walter Family High-Rise.
00:08
Injun Favala, Command, Investigation.
00:14
In 4, Coffee, Maltza, Family, High Rise, Command, Investigative.
00:21
...11 on scene, second duty.
00:27
on thing.
00:31
Anion 1023, we'll be on FBC.
00:38
One car, a plan, Yon, cancel.
00:44
Truck one copy, cancel.
00:48
Car one copy cancel.
00:55
Battalion 1, Engine 2, (number withheld), Bellevue Street, 911 Bellevue Street, Crossus Phillips Street, Graham Street, 31 Charlie 1 Unconscious, TAC 5.
01:08
Engine 5 from the Dane 2.
01:14
I'll send command, sign your investigation.
01:21
4, staff advise, 6-1.
01:28
You copy 6-4, staff-advisor.
01:35
Time to use the summoning near West Market Command.
01:41
You, Jeff.
01:47
I have any case of white killed.
01:48
Do you have any contact for this facility?
01:56
I have one key holder that the alarm company provided, but that's it.
02:04
I got held up on a call, but is the power out in the area?
02:11
Yeah, the fire is not out.
02:13
We did have a line that's gotten hit by a limb due to the wind, and it's still currently arcing at this time, and that's what we believe the initial fire was from.
02:23
So we want to get them out here and get this limb that it burnt through off the line so that we're not back out here for another fire.

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W Market St, Greensboro, NC 27401

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Incident Timeline

  1. Coordination for Utility Response
  2. Power Line and Fire Hazard Identified
  3. Incident Command and Investigation
  4. Fire Alarm Dispatched

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