Lightning strikes palm tree causing fire near home
Fire & ArsonA lightning strike caused a palm tree to catch fire near a house. The fire started during rain, and the rain may have put the fire out. Emergency responders were called to the scene.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
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Transcript:
One atom five three, one out of five four, copy a 9[2]09[1] with fire. One nine with four, three. One point, five, four, she. And if I can have a northeast sergeant copy, it's a nine on fire at nine four seven North Seton. Fires en route requesting PD, there was a lightning strike, and it caught a palm tree on fire that's hovering over top of a hole. Nine of five, one, I copy. Thank you, sir. All right copies in route. One out of 45. One out of 45. Area search is negative. It's on power. It's a clear view. One check the north side. Tommy. Copy next. Asking, it sounds like fire called on behalf of them. And the RP is not the homeowner, it's a neighbor. I think the homeowner may still be home. We'll try to call them back and see what's going on. So as of right now, unknown if there's any occupants. 97 in the area, but I don't see any... Kathy. So the RP neighbor is calling from 961 North Seton, which is two houses just north on the east side of the road. 5-3. It's raining pretty hard, and then the rain put it off.
Police codes explained
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[1]
909: Fire
[2]
9: Fire
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Location mentioned:
Near N Seton, Mesa, AZ 85205
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