Methane gas burn mistaken for electrical fire on pole, Lock Haven PA
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Fire & ArsonAn initial report of an electrical fire on a pole near Landfill Lane in Wing Township was later confirmed to be methane gas being burned off.
Audio|Heard on: Centre County Public Safety
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02:10
Transcript:
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And squad three traffic seven box 10.04,
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Pole fire, near Landfill Lane, Wing Township.
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Station 10, squad 3 traffic 7,0004, pullfire,
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near Landfill Lane, Lane Township, 0521.
00:48
Safety for a stuck elevator to east side,
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near East Foster Avenue.
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There is one female stuck in the elevator on...
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First floor the power is on the elevator. There is a medical emergency. They could not give us an elevator number, but said you walk in from the parking lot area and the elevator is right there. They also contacted me.
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Rescue 7.
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Rescue 7 responding with one.
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Rescue 7 responding with one box 1004 of pull fire.
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Near Landfill Lane, Wayne Tashick, reported an electrical fire on a pole from a passenger saying
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he saw it when he was on G20.
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0 523.
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They are burning off methane gas. They are burning off methane gas.
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They are burning off methane gas.
02:04
I'm not sure that might be blood. The passenger by on 2.
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Location mentioned:
Landfill Ln, Lock Haven, PA 17745
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