Fire causes transformer outage, power lost near Nettleton St, Jonesboro AR
Fire & ArsonA fire caused a transformer to fail near Nettleton Ave and Frierson St, resulting in a power outage affecting the surrounding area. Fire and police responded to the scene and utility crews were called to restore power.
Audio|Source: Jonesboro Police
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Transcript:
00:00
I'm being around to this utility fire incident, make sure nobody's out there on the roadway.
00:06
Copy. It's going to be a transformer that's RK, and I'm going to contact CWA right now.
00:12
That problem, there's nobody out there trying to get close to.
00:16
Copy.
00:21
One twenty three just fetch.
00:25
Go ahead.
00:26
All units tonight from Alexander, roadway's clear.
00:33
Copy, thank you.
00:38
One seventy this fetch.
00:41
Please service.
00:50
Everybody, I didn't realize how close I was where I'm at. I'm right around the corner on Mitchell there.
00:56
Dept, depending on how bad it is with me, after I shut the under section out.
01:01
Yeah.
01:03
I'm going to dispatch.
01:12
Go ahead.
01:14
I'm sure it's because of that transformer, but Nettleton and Frierson and Nettleton and Nettleton Circle have no power at the lots.
01:22
Copy.
01:23
CW. has been contacted. They're getting somebody in route now.
01:28
Yeah, it looks everything west of that intersection is out of power.
01:36
I came Nelton off to put everything in the dark out here.
01:43
I'm not seeing the power lines down, but there's random houses without power on one side of the road.
01:52
It's probably going to be due to a lightning striking a electrical box on a house and then it caused the transformer to arc CWO has been contacted.
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Location mentioned:
W Nettleton Ave & Frierson St, Jonesboro, AR 72401
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