Power line down causes fire near I-35 and Broadway


A power line has fallen, causing smoke and a fire near a billboard at the intersection of Broadway and northbound I-35. Fire crews are responding to the situation.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
You can engine one. You can assign engine one and show throughout the river hill is private. So clear you get engine four. Copy clearing uniform at 941. Forest Lake G4 in service. Forest Lake G4 in service at 941. We've got it on the camera. It will be a power line down active smoke and fire. Receive, thank you. Has Excel[1] been started? I'm not sure if they have not been. We will get them started. (name withheld), we do a couple different lines, that area that may not be acceptable. Let's get them started. I'll let's take you when I get on seeing. I receive. In Forest Lake Chief Forges, this is a precaution for all responders. This power line looks like it's just going to be a few feet away from a metal fence in the area. I'm not sure if the line is in contact with the fence or not, but use caution. Roger that. Thank you, (name withheld). This is confirmation is going to be the northbound 35. It's basically right on the corner from Broadway to go northbound 35. It's going to be right in the area of, I'm not sure exactly what it is. It's a large, looks like tripod. I'm not sure if it's for a sign or exactly what it is, but I'm seeing a I've got a white tripod structure in the area where the line is down. Yeah, Roger, that's a billboard right there on the corner. It could be that. So thank you for that. I'm about one minute out. Copy that at 942. All accident, this is the power line causing a fire. We'll stay on the end so fire arrive.
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Excel: Utility Company (power/electric)
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Location mentioned:
I-35, Forest Lake, MN
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