Power lines down and arcing near E Alcott St, Kalamazoo MI


Multiple power lines were pulled down by a semi truck near East Alcott. Several poles and a building pole have wires arcing and live wires are across the road, causing a fire risk.
Audio|Source: Kalamazoo County Fire and MSP District 5
02:18
Transcript:
00:00
Wind 21 near East Alcott.
00:04
For some wires down, pulled down by a semi, also the transformer is popping.
00:09
For engine 2, (number withheld) is 1012.
00:15
The future city.
00:23
Rescue 2. You can code for Engine 2.
00:27
I'm clearing from Boeing RX here.
00:31
Crown that engine 2 you can cancel.
00:37
Agent 2 is clear on to cancel ice.
00:43
Back in at 1014.
00:49
21 fire. 2-1.
00:51
2-1.
00:54
His notes are saying something's on fire, is that accurate?
00:59
I'm sorry, repeat.
01:02
The Alcott call, something's on fire according to the notes, is that accurate?
01:08
Affirm.
01:10
Yeah, Tony State, can we keep Engine 2 en route since there’s power wires on fire?
01:18
Sound 4. Engine 2, I'll put you back on it.
01:34
Engine 2, if you could just land to East Alcott for the line that's on fire.
01:38
Engine 2 for near East Alcott, 1015.
01:46
Go ahead. Go ahead.
01:49
Yeah, we have about, I don't know, it's in between three or four poles, and all the lines are arching right now if you can let consumers know.
01:57
And we do have live wires across the road.
02:02
Crann, do you know if it's pole to pole or pole to building, and there's someone staying unseen until they arrive?
02:08
Yeah, we're going to have to stay on the scene and it's both.
02:12
The pole to the building came down and the pole pole is the ones that are arcing right now.
02:18
Fair now, I'll let them know.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Alcott St, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
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