Fire caused by downed live wires near Witcher Auctions, Crittenden County AR
Fire & ArsonLive electrical wires are down and causing a fire near a vacant lot close to Witcher Auctions and the Arkansas Fire Plant, leading to power outages in the area. Firefighters are working to put out the fire while utility crews are on their way to shut off power lines to prevent further danger.
Audio|Source: East Central Arkansas Public Safety
03:12
Transcript:
00:00
That's a check. We've got wires down involved in the fire at this time.
00:05
Are they all service lines or is it any other coming off that transmission subsession?
00:12
This appears to be coming off transmission lines that went over to a utility pole and a vacant lot just less than which are options.
00:22
That's check, just a copy.
00:24
It's coming from the transmission line going east towards with your auctions.
00:30
Negative south of 64 highway,
00:33
going north to the vacant lot.
00:35
So they pulled that had a transformer on it west of Witcher Office. It's going to be just east of the Arsaw Fire Plant.
00:41
Yeah, that's come.
00:47
The cable tag.
00:53
The rock.
00:56
Okay, fine.
00:58
I'm going to be near Highway 67 South Pound and Claytownie near Dotto with Illinois trailer tag (number withheld).
01:10
104, 2016.
01:13
Little Rock, go ahead and show me 106 inspection, no need for status.
01:18
Turn 4, 1718.
01:28
17-97-0-198 left line I'll still wait for this time.
01:33
24 1718 5909-0 590 Go ahead.
01:47
9-9-0-27.
01:50
104 1719.
01:57
George.
02:00
I got a bargly alarm at near Main Street at the Eldridge, the Terradown Center right there.
02:08
It's showing that it's the West Shop entry door,
02:12
and they called Chris, and he said to go ahead and dispatch somebody out there to check it out.
02:19
No. So,
02:21
go ahead and show me, 97.
02:25
Stand for us.
02:31
1.55.
02:34
Go ahead if you want.
02:36
We have a service take in route.
02:38
They are having to come from St. Francis County.
02:41
There will be, pick up another individual here in Sydney, as he said, a possman, ETA, at 12 to 15 minutes.
02:49
That's a copy. We're putting it fire out. It's sending it away from the wire area if this however the water can just keep from growing in the larger again.
02:59
That's check. He said they were when they get on the scene, they're going to de-energize, whatever, get everything opened up and they'll worry about fixing the problem and getting locks back on. They're still here.
03:11
They're still here.
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Crittenden County, AR
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