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Electrical panel fire causes explosions at store 

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Orion Township, MI
Radio reports a large boom and heavy smoke at the rear of a store. Fire crews found arcing at a 480-volt electrical panel and at least two explosions. Power was shut off, the fire was put out, but smoke remained. Fire marshal and utility contacts were dispatched and no mutual aid was needed.
Audio|Source: Oakland County Fire/EMS MABAS 3201 (Northeast) - Dispatch/Tac/Talk (P25)
03:45

Transcript:
Orion dispatch from Baldwin Command. Vald1 Command. Staff is reporting a large boom with smoke in the rear of the store. We'll be investigating further. All right, if you can tell the town any further, fine. The answer or not. In dispatch from Baldwin Command, confirming visible smoke in the rear of the store. Confirming, visible smoke in the rear of the store. Alpha 2. Engines are written. Have you right to 1.5-2? Also 3-58, thank you. All right, dispatching, fire marshal en route. Fire marshal on our route. According dispatch, (name withheld) in route. Thank you, General. According to this, (name withheld) and others in route. This is in route. Heavy smoldering, arcing 480-volt and carrying an electrical panel. We'll contact D-P-P-E to shut power down to the building. Dispatching Shokanovnava 2-2 on the scene 7-2 levels on command. Office 2, Cap June. Office 2, September June. I'll dispatching shall fire marshal on soon. Fire marshal. All are you dispatch on command? Go for this edge. Had a second interior explosion, looks like that has shut down the power to the facility. The arcing fire is calmed down. The parking has calmed down. Copy second explosion to the facility shut power down to the facility. The arcing has calmed down. The dispatch patient time right down Woodland. Baldwin Command, Inspector (name withheld) from Battalion 3. I have to 93. I'm trying to dispatch O4. I only have one engine coming your way. All others are tied up on calls. If you need additional units, we're going to need mutual aid for those. Alpha 4. Alpha 4. Clear and returning. Clear the air flames, please. I believe we're good at this time. Second explosion, shut the power down to the building and has extinguished fire. Fire confirmed to be out at this time. We would just have smoke in the rear. If you could have your apparatus to the front with ventilation, that'd be great. That'd be great. We'll have the Alpha 4 clear returning, fire clear and off the air from (name withheld) at 1050. Okay. Okay. Would you have a station 3 to provide vision 3? Affirmative. Passage repeat. Dispatch, you can show Alpha 3 at Station 3 getting engine 3. Alpha 3 at Station 3 getting engine 3. Marine dispatch, ball on command. Confirming fire is out at this time. We'll be fine with no mutual aid. Confirming that fire is out at this time, signed with no mutual aid.

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