Electrical pole struck near Mount Rushmore causing sparks, Pennington County SD
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an electrical pole was struck near Black Hills Energy close to Mount Rushmore, causing sparks and a large flash of light reported near Highway 16 and Gondola Road. Emergency responders investigated the area but found no active fire at the time.
Audio|Heard on: Pennington County Public Safety
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02:8
Transcript:
00:00
It sounds like this might be closer to Black Hills Energy.
00:05
There's another report of an electrical pole that was hit next to Black Hills Energy.
00:12
And then they advised that the fire was going down the hill.
00:15
Went through all 20-44 Promise Road.
00:18
There's nothing that we're finding down there.
00:19
We were down by Black Hills Energy, but we'll run back down there.
00:23
What was the report you got?
00:25
An electrical pole hit was hit next to Black Hills Energy.
00:30
Check it out. Do you have any units coming up here?
00:35
As far as other fire units?
00:39
Yeah, other fires.
00:45
En route to Marquate Place, (number withheld) Marquay Place.
00:48
This was near Pinedale Elementary.
00:50
We got a couple callers on a power line that either exploded or a tree fell on it or a branch.
00:57
There was initially no report of fire, but we got reports of sparks in the area.
01:02
And again,
01:03
this initial call was 2.29 marks.
01:09
There was a large flashlight and a bunch of sparks back in the Forest Service land off of Gondola.
01:18
Highway 16 and Gondola.
01:21
I'm going to head out that way and see if I can see anything.
01:27
In my ear, I copied 16 in Gondola.
01:29
What was the priority?
01:34
A large flash of light in the hole.
01:41
Right on the corner.
01:44
Custer County.
01:50
461. Is that 461?
01:56
461's been all through the area.
01:58
We're not finding anything at this time.
01:59
We're going to find this, we're going to follow the sudden found it, but we'll be in the area for some time.
02:08
We're going to be clear.
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Location mentioned:
US-16 & Gondola Rd, Mount Rushmore, SD 57702
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