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Transformer fire reported behind local business 

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Near Palmer Dr, La Porte City, IA 50651
Fire crews responded to a report of sparks from a power pole and managed a transformer fire behind a local business. They checked for hazards inside a nearby house.
Audio|Source: Black Hawk County Fire and EMS
05:2

Transcript:
report of the power pole in front of (name withheld) sparking no flames at this time. It just sparks from the Transformers. Power pole in front of (name withheld) and we will make us call them an American. I believe I have one on scene. I'll check with us. I'm not sure if our electric's alive, let's make sure we get that secure to fail. We get our last two CADs, the one from Allen to O'Wine and then O'Wine to Mercator. Yes, on Zach, your cans up. 500[2] I didn't count. It's off. We're down to my copy. Just get that's awful and a bushel basket packs. There's two. Right. Are you able to contact Friends of Village and let them know that we're going to Allen, that you were under the pressure and we were going to Mercy? reminded and we weren't able to get a hold of them before we left and is there any way you can have an officer meet us at Allen that patient would like to talk to one Report City Fire for a transformer fire behind (name withheld) across Anton and dead end. 17[1]. We got most of the insulation out of the way. We did have a little bit of involvement in the trusses. We also do have the sewer vent pipes. It is card black. All the way back into the house. They have to do some interior demo. They actually get that. Copy. Is there a way you can locate in the ceiling where that comes down for us so we're not getting too far in? It's going to be in that front, the AV corner, it looks like. So far confirmed you see it. The direction is that pipe from where you're at, towards the truck or away from it.

Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
17: Report City Fire
[2]
500: Insufficient context, possibly a unit or reporting code

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Near Palmer Dr, La Porte City, IA 50651
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