Small service line fire on Old Short Hills Road
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Essex NJ Fire-Tac Group Calls
02:19
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Millburn Fire Department, special attention station two.
00:03
Transformer fire.
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Hobart Avenue and Old Short Hills Road.
00:07
Hobart Avenue and Old Short Hills Road.
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Taylor Road to Bishop Lane on the cross.
00:12
Caller was a passerby reporting a transformer blew as they drove by.
00:16
Caller did not see any fire coming from the transformer, only heard the sound and saw it.
00:21
1846.
00:24
Dispatch, that's a headquarters call.
00:29
Received from fire headquarters, did you receive?
00:32
Received.
00:35
Engine five one responding.
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Received engine five one, you're responding to the transformer fire, Hobart Avenue and Old Short Hills Road, Hobart Avenue and Old Short Hills Road, Taylor Road to Fish Lane on the cross.
00:49
For the caller reporting a transformer that blew as he was driving by.
00:54
Negative on seeing fire.
00:55
Only heard the sound.
00:57
1848.
01:00
Dispatch, we're responding.
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1848, you're responding.
01:05
1848.
01:07
Dispatch, Millburn BC unit, Engine 51, are on the scene.
01:11
We have a small wire, all right, wire on fire.
01:19
We'll notify Jersey Central, get your pole in a minute.
01:25
BC unit, Engine 51, you're on scene.
01:28
Look for the small wire on fire.
01:31
Dispatch, notify JCP&L, waiting on the pole number.
01:36
Dispatch, it looks like JC
01:39
(number withheld) MLN.
01:42
It looks like it's a service that goes to a house.
01:48
It's right at the telephone pole though.
01:51
I'll give you the house in a moment.
01:56
Received on the pole number, standing by on the house number.
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All right, the house that will be.
02:03
(number withheld) Old Short Hills Road.
02:06
Just be advised, it looks like one of the phases probably blew off, and it could cause the other part of the wire to come down as the fire still burns.
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