Tree caught fire from power lines near Limerick Center Road, Montgomery County PA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a tree near Limerick Center Road caught fire after touching high-voltage power lines. The fire has been extinguished after snow fell from the tree, removing contact with the wires.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery County Fire/EMS Dispatch and Digital Fire
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Transcript:
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Electrical fire outside, near Limerick Center Road and Marion Drive.
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51,
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Electrical fire outside, near Limerick Center Road and Marion Drive.
00:16
I mean, Susan 51 responding.
00:20
Assistant 51 okay? Call reporting a tree on fire from high voltage power lines.
00:31
51?
00:33
Police now advise that snow fell off the tree and it is no longer sitting on a wire.
00:39
The tree,
00:40
and fire is no longer visible.
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Location mentioned:
Limerick Center Rd, Limerick Township, PA
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