Electrical fire on third rail near L'Enfant Plaza station, Washington DC
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Fire & ArsonResponders reported a fire on the third rail near the L'Enfant Plaza station, indicating a possible electrical fire near a bridge.
Audio|Heard on: WMATA MetroRail
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00:30
Transcript:
00:00
Coming to you, the point of the pump, it's a fire on the third rail.
00:05
On that, you want you to the L-onbridge, over?
00:08
Alright, who's the point in the fire? What's the location, over?
00:13
Three cents, keep in the pump.
00:17
I can't remember the strain off of L2.
00:20
Over.
00:22
All right, Train 310, you're reporting leaving near L'Enfant Plaza.
00:26
You said there's a fire of going, but you said you already passed it.
00:29
Is that correct? Over?
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Location mentioned:
L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024
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