Helium balloon causes explosion near Stevens Ave power lines, Jersey City NJ
Fire & ArsonA helium balloon hit power lines near Stevens Ave, causing an explosion. Firefighters are checking for gas leaks in a basement and public gas utility services have been called to respond.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Fire
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Where is the caller right now? We're going to take a walk from on Liberty from going to Lincoln Street. Check the Transformers.
00:15
The Italian 4 is on Channel 1.
00:22
The time is that engine 18 is to sort of investigate.
00:30
Keep them on the box.
00:31
You can return everything out.
00:33
Okay.
00:35
Keep the 24th.
00:53
Thank you to command.
00:59
Oh,
01:01
we mentioned 19?
01:04
There's a slip that's clear.
01:06
I have no order, but I'm picking up something on a meter in the base and it looks like they had a new meter in skulls recently.
01:17
Receive, do we need public service gas to respond? Check it out.
01:22
That's a farmative.
01:27
Bradgeman saying to you have public service get response 1.447 Steven.
01:34
Please speak to telling you.
01:44
Do you, man?
01:49
019.
01:50
The document also stated she snubbed a little bit outside, previously.
01:57
The window in the basement is open up from there, but I'm picking up something in the basement. I'm going to open up the window.
02:06
Great, sir.
02:10
Thank you.
02:13
Dispatch, Battalion 3 is ready, but engine 11 is command. Wait, with public service, yes.
02:34
Dispatcham engine 18.
02:36
Helium balloon hit the power line, caused the explosion.
02:40
You could terminate engine 18's available.
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Location mentioned:
Stevens Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305
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