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Tree struck by lightning causes a fire on university campus, Centre County PA

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Near Intramural Building, 679 Curtin Rd, University Park, PA 16802

A tree near Curtin Road on the university campus was struck by lightning and caught fire. Fire units responded but later confirmed there was no active fire on the scene.

Audio|Source: Centre County Fire and EMS
02:18
Transcript:
00:00
Traffic 5-1.
00:05
Traffic 5-1, you're responding at the I-N building, near Curtin Road.
00:10
The tree was struck by lightning now on fire.
00:12
This morning, 2212.
00:16
This is traffic 5-1 from Lieutenant 5-1.
00:22
Go ahead.
00:24
You can go, Albre.
00:28
Okay.
00:29
County copies.
00:38
Box 522, Patent Township, 108, Westminster Court for hazardous conditions, Box 522, Patent Township,
00:46
108, Westminster Court for hazardous conditions,
00:50
cow-struck by lightning,
00:51
Company 5, they're calling your district, 2013.
00:55
Thank you for the 5-3.
01:03
Chief, you time contact County.
01:05
234.
01:07
Chief 553, I'll be available from Beller Avenue.
01:10
Could you call maintenance back and let them know that the alarm has been silenced? I'll be responding to the hazardous conditions.
01:21
Chief 553 is placing company find them available from Bellow Avenue, 2213.
01:29
Under County Ambulance 234.
01:33
234. 234.
01:37
My husband, thank you.
01:39
I appreciate.
01:42
Truck 57.
01:44
Truck 57 is a rush township, 641 Chesnut Street off the Casanova Road.
01:53
It needs to be a camper on fire next to a house now extending into the house.
01:59
2214.
02:04
Section 5-1-Center County.
02:07
Section 5-1-Center County.
02:12
You can just regard the call on campus.
02:16
Apparently there's no tree on fire.

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Near Intramural Building, 679 Curtin Rd, University Park, PA 16802

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