Fireworks set off in storm drain cause smoke in Tyler, Tyler TX
Fire & ArsonFire and police responded to reports of smoke and a small fire near Chipco Drive in Tyler, Texas. Investigation found that fireworks were likely set off in a storm drain, causing smoke and burning a plastic container. No active fire was present on arrival, and power was unaffected.
Audio|Source: Smith County Sheriff, Tyler Police, and Tyler Fire
03:46
Transcript:
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Pension Engine 8 Small Fire, near Chipco.
00:03
Caller said they heard what sounded like an explosion, possibly a transformer blowing, and saw smoke coming from the storm drain.
00:12
Sorry, that's four units, one, eight dollars.
00:24
I'll head over to Chipco as well.
00:33
Dispatch, can you show Aiden route? Can you give us the address to get my computers down?
00:39
It's near Chipco.
00:42
We also have police department en route.
00:48
31.
00:52
Go ahead.
00:54
Have you located anything? Because we're getting a similar call over on Chipco and fire is headed there?
01:03
Where's that in relation to this?
01:09
It's down Pilexy.
01:15
Then we found a burnt, like, five-gallon water jug and kind of smell gas in the area.
01:26
10 4. We'll let the fire department know.
01:32
Total two, I'm out.
01:33
10 more. 31, do you want fire to come to you?
01:40
Negative, but nothing's on fire here.
01:48
62, did you copy 31's traffic?
01:51
What was it?
01:57
He said he found a five-gallon bucket that was burnt with gas in it.
02:07
Timbore.
02:10
Yeah, the resident here said they didn't see anything like that.
02:13
All the power looks like it's fine.
02:16
I don't think you smoke right now if I could smell something that's burnt.
02:23
I do believe the caller said that there was smoke coming from the storm drain.
02:27
Can you see if there's anything in there?
02:33
Yeah, I'm looking right now.
02:34
I just talked to them.
02:40
Imagine your mates on location.
02:43
We have nothing visible at this time.
02:46
Police department is on scene.
02:49
We'll be out investigating.
02:52
I see.
02:57
6-2 is the power.
02:58
We got found into the song right?
03:05
104.
03:12
If you're out with Ingeny, they're not answering the radio.
03:16
I'm out with the boot, yeah, I'm out with Ingeny.
03:23
I was attempting to give you further information on a call that police department is responding to of a similar nature, but I've been informed about the fireworks now.
03:35
Yeah, that's a perpative.
03:37
We determined that more than likely firework was set off in the sewer.
03:43
We're going to be back in service in just a few.
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Location mentioned:
Near Chipco Dr, Tyler, TX 75703
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