Small fire on power pole due to arcing wires reported, San Jose CA


Firefighters responded to a small fire caused by electrical arcing on top of a power pole near Barnard Avenue close to Monterey Road and Pomona Avenue. PG&E was notified and en route to address the situation.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 26, structure wires down with smoke or arcing and building water, near Barnard Avenue near Monterey Road and Pomona Avenue, Station 26's area.
00:15
Engine 3, small outside fire, 4 to 280, Station 3's area.
00:25
Townsend fire from Engine 30.
00:28
Engine 3?
00:32
Engine 30. We made contact with the patient did not want medical.
00:38
We were back in service.
00:39
Can you cancel ambulance, please? Thank you.
00:43
Engine 3010, 4, we will cancel the ambulance.
00:50
Ingen 26, San Jose Fire.
00:56
206. Engine 26, now as I fire, your call is for powerline smoking. We did start PG&E, no ETA yet.
01:02
Engine 8, Untriush Medical, University Police Department at San Jose State, 377, South 7th Street, Station 8's area.
01:16
Engine 5, Medical, (number withheld) North 16th Street, near East Taylor Street and East Mission Street, Station 5's area.
01:31
EngineAid San Jose Fire copy your acknowledgement. University PD is on scene and they're advising it secure.
01:36
Engine 8, San Jose Fire, do you copy secure?
01:47
Vision 26.
01:50
It's confirmed some arching, a small little fire.
01:58
26-104 confirmed arcing with a small flyer on top of the power pole.
02:02
We're still waiting on PG&E's ETA. We did start.
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