Power lines ignite grass fire near Eureka Gardens, Mcalmont AR
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According to the dispatch call, downed power lines fell on a truck near Eureka Gardens, starting a grass fire close to a building. The truck occupant is safe.
Audio|Heard on: Pulaski County Volunteer Fire Dispatch
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01:29
Transcript:
00:00
One of the electrical hazard free class, east glass, earplice,
00:11
46, and Eureka Gardens, East 46, Eureka Gardenss for an electrical hazard.
00:15
Take your traffic to power 1 at (number withheld).
00:41
36, Eureka Gardens, East 46 in Eureka Gardens for Structure Fire, take your traffic to Fire 1, PULL Fire 1.
00:48
Recorded Structure Fire for East Platte, EMAKamont.
00:52
Respond to East 46, Eureka Gardens, East 46 in Eureka Gardens for Structure Fire, take your traffic to Fire 1, PULL Fire 1.
01:10
Last year we were responding to East 46 near (name withheld) Gardens.
01:13
It came in as an electrical hazard.
01:15
Transformer Blue power lines are down.
01:18
The power lines fell on an occupied truck.
01:21
The person is out of the vehicle at this time.
01:23
The lines that are on the ground have caught the grass on fire.
01:26
A building is within less than 25 feet.
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Location mentioned:
Eureka Garden, McAlmont, AR 72117
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