Power outage reported across madison due to transformer issues, Madison IL
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Road ClosureA large power outage occurred across Madison, Illinois, possibly caused by transformer explosions or equipment failure near a power plant. Several residents reported loud explosions and the lights going out in multiple areas including near Ray Street, Venice, and Route 3 in Cedar. Emergency responders are operating on generator power and investigating the cause and effects of the outage.
Audio|Heard on: Granite, Pontoon, Madison (City), Mitchell, Long Lake
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03:40
Transcript:
00:00
Did you just see the lights flash around town?
00:07
I'm down here near Ray Street and the lights actually kind of went off and haven't come back on.
00:17
Ten-four, I heard some loud explosions.
00:21
I don't know if a transformer blew or what it was, but where it came from.
00:26
Ten-four, I heard several thuds.
00:28
It sounded like it was coming from maybe the Venice area.
00:36
Madison, you still got power at the station?
00:43
Did you lose power? I believe it's on the generator?
00:50
Yes, that's five.
00:52
Five for you.
00:58
Just for your 43, I think we're operating off our generator.
01:03
So we're going to go campus there if we can figure out if we observe anything and let you know.
01:09
Just for it.
01:13
6155, I'm going to start from the McKinley Bridge every field by observing anything that way.
01:23
104.
01:24
I'm gonna check near the Power Station New Broadway Market.
01:31
24.
01:37
6155, just 0.43.
01:40
The lights are out at Route 3 in Cedar area, along with a lot of street posts,
01:44
street lights as well.
01:47
104. 104.
01:54
Tentgenit units from dispatch, 3.43.
01:57
Just received a call, somebody stated power's out over there on the 6-100 block Thursday.
02:02
Call, I believe, and they have been that power plant behind them.
02:05
The only thing they advise is hearing the sounds of something popping from that area.
02:22
104
02:28
104 would you pull over for a second?
02:34
104
02:36
75 traffic
02:43
162 at 111,
02:45
162 at 111, Illinois, Boyd Victor (number withheld).
02:50
Boy Victor (number withheld), White Bewick.
02:53
10-4[1].
03:00
615, he's right there for one second.
03:10
5101. Yeah.
03:13
Ten point.
03:18
Mr. Venture owners from dispatch,
03:21
received a call from a central station, rising burglary alarms go off, they have 700 Broadway,
03:28
for the satellite panel number three, made contact with a reference caller number to it, he has the mechanic advised,
03:36
power outages may have set off the motion alarm, still passing along for information.
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10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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