Transformer fire causes power line hazard near Glenwood Cir, Oneida NY
Fire & ArsonA transformer near Glenwood Cir caught fire and a power line became tangled under a tractor. The fire is out, but the tangled wire creates a safety hazard. Fire department and National Grid were called to the scene.
Audio|Source: Madison County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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I'm going to have to have you contact National Grid and have them come out here.
00:03
It appears the transformer did blow.
00:05
It does look like it was on fire at one point.
00:08
It is not on fire anymore.
00:10
There is no smoke, no fire hazard, but I cannot get close enough to get you a pool number due to hazard.
00:16
But I will need a fire department out here and National Grid.
00:20
Reeves, fire department should be on the way and we will notify National Grid.
00:24
Copy. See if you just devise Fire Department.
00:26
The one of the wires is still tangled up inside the underneath the tractor.
00:32
Receive. Fire control, 2.9-1 is on.
00:35
See.
00:37
Copy, I was just going to update you that one of the wires is tangled up in the tractor, as you see on scene.
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Location mentioned:
Near Glenwood Cir, Oneida, NY 13421
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