Dump truck hits power lines, causing grass fire in Killeen, Killeen TX
Fire & ArsonA dump truck struck low-hanging power lines near Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard and Zephyr Road in Killeen. This caused live wires to fall and start a grass fire. The fire spread to a hydrant and is moving toward Zephyr Road as the wind increases.
Audio|Source: Killeen Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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3rd Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Boulevard, and Zephyr Road.
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From at page 35, it looks like a dump truck struck some power lines that were low hanging,
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and it's caught in the power line.
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It didn't actually hit the pole,
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but I guess the dump truck has driven away now, and there's a grass fire started.
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Center clear,
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1626.
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Senator,
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so booster three responding to that call holding injury out of first.
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At 1626, we're contacting Encore, I guess the power's out from Stan Schluter to MLK,
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and there's active live wires on the ground now.
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Do we have any reports to the size of the grass car?
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Not at this time, just that the dump truck drove away and then the grassfire started, I guess, because it got out of the lines.
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Let's go ahead and get a second booster route, just in case we can stand them down up in the middle.
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Inter-direct.
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You're going to clean booster 8, are you monitoring me?
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I was just trying to tone you all out.
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Can I get your route with booster 3 to a grassfire started by a traffic accident with some power line involvement?
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Boulevard and Zephyr Road.
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You're going to be the next booster.
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We'll be a wrap.
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1628 for both.
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In route, it looks like a hydrant is now catching on fire and the flames are about four to five feet tall.
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I don't have a patch size yet.
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Second.
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Second. Sir, I can make a pass.
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Last unit revise?
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Sorry, can I just for three.
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Two three, go ahead.
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I think that's right to fire up, please.
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Your traffic is all static.
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What are you advising me to fire down one?
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That's right, that's been a firework.
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Break.
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Booster 8. Y'all are going to make to fire ground 1.
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Booster 3, booster 8. It looks like the fire is spreading towards Zephyr.
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Trees are not catching on fire and the wind is picking up. I'm going to get to a wind speed.
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Location mentioned:
Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & Zephyr Rd, Killeen, TX 76543
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