Electrical insulator fire near Soccer Pk Rd in Columbia, Columbia IL


Fire department responded to a fire alarm at 105 East Legion related to a power failure. They found a smoking electrical pole insulator near Central Bank and the soccer park in Columbia. The insulator was on fire but no building fire was reported.
Audio|Source: Monroe County Sheriff and EMA, Waterloo Fire
03:30
Transcript:
00:00
Once you guys respond to Cherry One, we'll take the one down in Southwood.
00:06
That's clear.
00:12
Let me show 1914 en route to the call on East Legion.
00:17
No point.
00:28
Let me show, 1900, 1901 on scene,
00:32
Southwoods.
00:39
...getting? Columbia Show 1914 on scene at 105 East Legion, not investigating. Nothing sure this time.
00:55
We talked to the employees at Central Bank.
00:58
The flash they seen was over towards over to the park. We're going to go over there and see if we can ceiling over there.
01:05
No.
01:07
No.
01:16
Never mind, we need contact with the department owner.
01:28
Thank you another call.
01:32
We do have a pole.
01:36
We're trying to get up to it. It is smoking up at the top right now.
01:39
Looks like the insulator is on fire else there's a limb on it, one or two. We're trying to get up to see a floor closure to it.
01:56
When that's an anand-pull. Thank you.
02:01
Simple. Columbia when you call Amory and it looks like it's the insulator. The pole is not on fire, it's the insulator that's on fire on one of the lines.
02:10
Yes, I'm calling Amory.
02:14
10 4.
02:21
Are you guys at the soccer park or are you still in the base?
02:25
We are right behind central bank in the woods between the bank and the soccer park. We're right between the woods.
02:34
Okay.
02:39
2014.
02:42
Okay.
02:46
We've cleared the fire alarm at 105.
02:49
The focus department A.
02:51
It was due to the power failure.
03:02
1914.
03:04
What's 14?
03:07
Can you anything from us on your scene or can we clear?
03:11
Yeah, once you come down to our location, it's probably better coming out south main than coming the other way.
03:19
Next, sir, we're being around momentarily.
03:25
1,300 have been notified.
03:28
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Soccer Pk Rd, Columbia, IL 62236
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