Downed power lines cause grass fire; one person shocked, Kannapolis NC
Fire & ArsonResponders report two downed power lines arcing near Rogers Lake Rd and S Main St in Kannapolis, causing a small grass fire. One person is reporting an electric shock; responders are checking for other patients. Crews are moving people away from the area and directing EMS to the best access point.
Audio|Source: Cabarrus County, Concord, Harrisburg, and Kannapolis Fire Departments
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Transcript:
The fire is on the main street side. I can't tell exactly what we got involved from here. Looks like just Hinesdown, maybe. If you can confirm, let me know when you're up here. (name withheld), give you an update here in a second. (name withheld), we've got a visual on it. It's power lines arcing. Okay. Are you aware that then you have a... Patient complaining of electrocution. In the car or a new for patient? (name withheld) is advising. One other officers. One officer. We're not seeing a vehicle involved on this side, but we do have two primary lines on the ground. We're checking on patients. No vehicle involved down there. Two primaries down. So just a grass fire for now. What's the lines involved? Affirmative, just a grass fire at this point? Let me know on the addition to you go down there. Boy, (name withheld). Safety one. Get those people out from right there. 21, officer. You just got the one patient there, can you confirm any other? Just the one, the vehicle's clear. Okay. Come back, and that's on 4. Okay. So far, one patient is still trying to confirm if there's any others. If you can contact comparison, how the EMS come main to low rents and you come back up to where we are, it's going to be the best access for this patient. I'll let you know on any others when I can.
The fire is on the main street side. I can't tell exactly what we got involved from here. Looks like just Hinesdown, maybe. If you can confirm, let me know when you're up here. (name withheld), give you an update here in a second. (name withheld), we've got a visual on it. It's power lines arcing. Okay. Are you aware that then you have a... Patient complaining of electrocution. In the car or a new for patient? (name withheld) is advising. One other officers. One officer. We're not seeing a vehicle involved on this side, but we do have two primary lines on the ground. We're checking on patients. No vehicle involved down there. Two primaries down. So just a grass fire for now. What's the lines involved? Affirmative, just a grass fire at this point? Let me know on the addition to you go down there. Boy, (name withheld). Safety one. Get those people out from right there. 21, officer. You just got the one patient there, can you confirm any other? Just the one, the vehicle's clear. Okay. Come back, and that's on 4. Okay. So far, one patient is still trying to confirm if there's any others. If you can contact comparison, how the EMS come main to low rents and you come back up to where we are, it's going to be the best access for this patient. I'll let you know on any others when I can.
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Location mentioned:
Rogers Lake Rd & S Main St, Kannapolis, NC 28081
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