Construction vehicle causes power lines to fall and fire, Prosper TX
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Fire & ArsonA construction vehicle's excavator caught a power line near Frontier Parkway in Prosper, Texas. This caused a pole and power lines to fall, sparking a small fire that was quickly extinguished. The incident resulted in a temporary power outage.
Audio|Heard on: Prosper Fire and EMS
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01:28
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 3 is on scene.
00:01
We have out investigating.
00:02
We had a lot of traffic on Frontier and construction vehicles have walked off the road in the meantime.
00:07
We're investigating.
00:09
Chris, the Pian, phone are out.
00:16
Dispatch from Engine 3.
00:21
Answer 3, go ahead.
00:24
It'll be a power line.
00:27
Confirmation, there is power and the communications lines that are down across the road.
00:33
Small fire hat sparked, but it's out.
00:36
Power appears to be dead on the line.
00:39
There is no pole across the line, just the line.
00:47
Receive just the line.
00:52
Are you ready to copy power pole number?
00:56
Go ahead with it.
00:59
H is in Hotel, (number withheld).
01:03
All right, see you know, we'll call POServe.
01:08
Goet back from Engine 3.
01:12
Injured.
01:13
So this was caused by the construction company putting in the gas line.
01:20
Their excavator boom caught the power line, which knocked over the pole, which brought all of us down.
01:27
Proceed.
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Location mentioned:
E Frontier Pkwy, Prosper, TX 75078
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