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Fire crews investigate sparking wire near Hiawatha Ave

Heard on: Hennepin MN Fire Dispatch Group Calls
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Engine 12, report of a wire down that is sparking at (number withheld) Hiawatha Avenue, map 321 Delta.
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Hiawatha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406
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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews responded to reports of a wire sparking and smoking behind a building near Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis. The incident was later determined to involve a shorting cable linked to a downspout. Crews shut off the breaker to stop the sparking. A separate false fire alarm occurred nearby, during which several people were temporarily trapped in an elevator but later freed. One firefighter accompanied an ambulance to a local hospital as a precaution.

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