Worker in lift hits power line, causing electrical fire

Heard on: Hill County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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This is Hubbard Fire, I need you en route to (number withheld) Northwest Seventh Street.

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(number withheld) Northwest Seventh Street.

00:07

It's going to be in front of Hubbard Manor.

00:10

We had a man in a.

00:11

Power lift and a man subject hit a man lift that hit a power line.

00:16

Sheriff's office been notified. In route, county clear.

00:23

Cover fire, pending for scene.

00:29

Seventeen thirty-eight in route POV.

00:41

Repeat. Repeat.

00:59

1700, another fire.

01:00

Yes, we need a fire truck on scene.

01:07

SL, of course, we're going to need on scene.

01:09

We got an arcing line on the ground.

01:14

10-4.

01:17

1736, I'm gonna grab a fire truck over there.

01:25

1822, John, can you bring a fire truck over here?

01:28

We've got the patient inside the ambulance.

9/2/2026 06:28 AM

Fire

NW 7th St, Hubbard, TX 76648

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews and sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported electrical hazard near Northwest 7th Street in front of Hubbard Manor, where a man in a power lift reportedly struck a power line and created an arcing line on the ground. A fire truck was requested, and the patient was later reported to be inside an ambulance.