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Pole breaker fire extinguished near Comus RoadMontgomery County MD

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Comus Rd, Maryland

According to the dispatch call, a breaker on a power pole caught fire near Comus Road. The small fire was extinguished with no power loss. Repair crews will fix the breaker. Police were not needed.

Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County MD Fire Rescue 7A1 Ops 1
Listen to dispatch call
00:48
Transcript:
00:00
Let me know when you're ready for my Potomac Edison report.
00:06
Go ahead, Paramedic Engine 735.
00:10
All right, it's going to be the pole down from Potomac Edison Poll 15A.
00:17
It's going to be across from near Comus Road.
00:22
It was not a transformer fire.
00:26
It was a breaker that caught on fire and a piece dropped onto the grass.
00:33
Fires out. Everybody has power.
00:37
So I'm going to give this a priority of three.
00:41
Tomiketan is going to have to come out and fix this breaker.
00:45
Police are not needed and we are not staying on the scene.

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Comus Rd, Maryland

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