Fire near abandoned barn caused by sparking power pole, James Creek PA
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Fire & ArsonFire and emergency units responded to a small fire near an old abandoned barn close to Racetown Road in Lincoln Township. The fire may have started due to electrical sparks from a power pole nearby. Responders noted power shooting out and sparking from the pole, which could be the cause of the fire.
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05:16
Transcript:
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Lincoln Township 18,000-43 Racetown Roan,
00:04
outside investigation, small fire outside.
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Coventy-three7.
00:14
Huntington, Brush 303 is en route.
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Rush 303, 638, 18,043 Racetown Roan.
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Offs 1.
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Fresh 30, he came up in 43 Race Town Road.
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So reporting there's an old abandoned barn,
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like it's falling down.
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He was on his way hunting and saw a little fire beside it.
00:44
He said, it looks electrical.
00:46
He was going to drive up to the end of the lane before he's 11.
00:49
Watch for you.
00:56
Rush 303 from Saxton, Ambulance 1502.
01:04
Yeah, it's 1502.
01:08
Hey chief, we have a standby group for you in station.
01:12
Would you like them to respond or can we stay in station to your rival, please?
01:19
Yeah, I think I'd think of your stage or perhaps.
01:24
Matt's for your thing.
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County Agent Tanger 3 is en route.
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Agent Tanger 3, opposite one.
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Let me see 3.
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Chief 3.
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Chief 3.
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Just south of Markleburg, I got power shooting out of a pole, sparking, um, that's going to be a penalty that gets you there.
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I'm still preceding south.
02:02
Very safe.
02:04
Maybe that's a cause the problem down,
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or the caller got there, maybe it's a power line down.
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Uh, I'm going to be an AR.
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The first caller is going to be an REA issue.
02:20
That was a panel that gets you there.
02:24
What are you seeing?
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Tanger 3 Chief, see if you can grab an address there by Perverness's lane if you've not cast it yet.
02:40
That's where the power is shooting out of the pole and sparking.
02:52
Chief from Engine Tanker, we couldn't see any addresses in that area.
03:01
Okay, yeah, it was shot sparked out through and they dropped down.
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I've seen that.
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Intersection, I can at least get a hold of Kenda if you want to like to get them starting.
03:22
It's going to be just north of the Bucky Lane intersection.
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10.4.
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That on the Blair County side will be two dropways, pretty much side-by-sock, there's a little bit of distance in between them, that's where the polls are.
03:44
Three see, perfect, okay.
04:11
Smithfield's Township 1120 Pike Street SCI, Smithfield Seasures.
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Company 500, 645.
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If you're back in there, back the floor at the platform.
04:51
5 is 646, 1226 Street, Svi-I Smithfield, having a 44-year-old male Seater,
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(name withheld) Seater struck his head.
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Launched at this time.
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Come in, see if you can come in below my brush truck.
05:12
This is actually going to be a type of building fire here.
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Raystown Rd, Lincoln Township, PA
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