Power outage due to smoking manhole prompts grid shutdown
Fire & ArsonA power outage occurred due to a manhole cover that started smoking. The power grid was shut down to allow repairs, and emergency crews are monitoring the situation and keeping people away from the area.
Audio|Source: Dane County Fire, Sun Prairie Police and Fire
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Transcript:
00:00Just talking with MG&E, we do have a plan in place, but we are going to be shutting down a power grid for the city.00:09So there's going to be power outages from...00:17There's going to be power outages.00:20We're going to shut down the power from West Wash to Langdon Street and probably boom.00:30is shut down that grid so they can stop the power going to that vault, and then they need to get in there to do the repairs in that vault.00:41Councilor, Kathy, shutting down the grid from West Wash to Langdon and Brumdofordshire.00:49And also, MPD Unit 1237 is going to be calling your cell phone soon.00:55The car is cell phone.00:58Copy.01:03Middickford.01:06Go ahead, Middickford.01:10We got a manhole cover by the Blue House on the crossing of North Bloom and West Wash starting to smoke.01:21Okay, copies.01:23Just do clear of it, keep people away from it, please.01:27Oh, Kathy, we'll do.01:38ComCenter copies them around.01:44The alarm just set off by a power outage in which you were available.01:51I'll just put your back on the other call.01:55Copy.
00:00
Just talking with MG&E, we do have a plan in place, but we are going to be shutting down a power grid for the city.
00:09
So there's going to be power outages from...
00:17
There's going to be power outages.
00:20
We're going to shut down the power from West Wash to Langdon Street and probably boom.
00:30
is shut down that grid so they can stop the power going to that vault, and then they need to get in there to do the repairs in that vault.
00:41
Councilor, Kathy, shutting down the grid from West Wash to Langdon and Brumdofordshire.
00:49
And also, MPD Unit 1237 is going to be calling your cell phone soon.
00:55
The car is cell phone.
00:58
Copy.
01:03
Middickford.
01:06
Go ahead, Middickford.
01:10
We got a manhole cover by the Blue House on the crossing of North Bloom and West Wash starting to smoke.
01:21
Okay, copies.
01:23
Just do clear of it, keep people away from it, please.
01:27
Oh, Kathy, we'll do.
01:38
ComCenter copies them around.
01:44
The alarm just set off by a power outage in which you were available.
01:51
I'll just put your back on the other call.
01:55
Copy.
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Location mentioned:
N Broom St & W Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703
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