Traffic light struck by lightning catches fire
Fire & ArsonA traffic light at SW 34th St and SW Archer Rd was struck by lightning and caught fire, producing flames and smoke. The audio reports responders were notified and vehicles were moved away from the area.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
01:55
Transcript:
Call back 42. They're by that it's going to be a traffic hazard and apparently lightning struck a light pole at the location. They're saying yes to flames and smoke. We've added fire rescue when we're calling traffic engineering in GRIU. Okay, 4.26. The last year, 334. Rescue 34. Please, you can transfer. Thank you for transfer. All right. Inton 19 of a large three-story hotel. We had nothing showing. Staff for 42nd Street Command. On a copy your on scene, three-story hotel, nothing showing. Forty Second Street Command, 1953. That's for a four-second Street Command. We made contact with Staff on Team. Set alarm was set off through the lightning. There's no hazard. They were able to achieve a reset. Close it up. Boxchrop 5. Measure 5. Measure 5. Measure 4. 9.000. Have you been able to contact? A person, patient. We made contact with all drivers. We moved vehicles to the 8.07 wellness group parking lot behind off of Newberry Road for law enforcement. Yes, (name withheld). Then, let me try. The future is planning for a lightning strike stop the 34th Street. You too. And do that? Is the traffic light not working? Is it the LEA for directing traffic or is the traffic light on fire? (name withheld), the traffic light is currently on fire. That's your seat? I'm 97 at the head.
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Location mentioned:
SW 34th St & SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608
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