Power pole and substation fire near Lawyers Road, Spotsylvania County VA
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Fire & ArsonA fire at a power pole and substation near Lawyers Road caused outages and gathered many onlookers. Emergency responders are evacuating the area. The fire affected several utility phases and a major power junction, impacting many customers.
Audio|Heard on: Fredericksburg City and Spotsylvania County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Spotsylvania from Rescue Engine 1.
00:02
A few poles affected.
00:08
It's right next to the substation with a couple spot fires.
00:10
We have a water can, not extinguishing.
00:13
Just trying to evacuate the area.
00:15
I've got a lot of onlookers.
00:17
Lawyers Road is going to remain open.
00:23
Is REC already on scene?
00:28
Not that I see.
00:32
If you shortly.
00:33
They already had it turning on their edge map and they did confirm that it was potentially a whole substation that was taken out.
00:43
Yeah, it's what it looks like.
00:46
There's some three phases that look affected.
00:50
Pretty big power junction right here, so it's going to affect a lot of customers.
00:55
Direct. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Lawyers Rd, Virginia 22551
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