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Electrical line hazard with fire near E 161st StreetWestfield IN

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E 161st St, Westfield, IN

An electrical line hazard with live wires caused a small fire near E 161st Street in Westfield. The utility pole transformer is down. Duke Energy has been notified and response is pending.

Audio|Heard on: Hamilton County Fire & EMS
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01:37
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 3-82, electrical line hazard near E 161st Street, live wires cross off, dead end.
00:09
82, George, timeout 832.
00:12
Control engine 3A2.
00:19
Good.
00:22
Has Duke given an ETA, yes?
00:28
Negative, standby.
00:34
As a result of a fall, 13,804, (name withheld), cross-off, Beardley Way, and Dead End, 95 Ida, timeout, 836.
00:49
82s, if they're able to get an ETA, they'll call back, but otherwise the outage was already reported, and they added the fire notes.
00:57
838.
01:06
Ladder 3.93.
01:09
Medic 391. Sick person, 10,312, Allisonville Road, number (number withheld) at Allisonville Meadows Nursing Home, Cross of Hamilton Hills Lane and Willow View Road, 93 Adam.
01:22
Timeout, 839.
01:28
382 is on scene, transformer is down.
01:32
We have a small fire on top of the utility pole, assess the area, and wait on Duke.

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Location mentioned:
E 161st St, Westfield, IN
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Incident Timeline

  1. Scene Turned Over to Duke Energy
  2. Situation Update and Utility Coordination
  3. On-Scene Assessment
  4. Initial Dispatch for Electrical Hazard

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