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Electrical wires burning at Elm and Walnut intersection, Westfield NJ

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Elm St & Walnut St, Westfield, NJ 07090

Fire department responded to burning electrical wires with visible flames at the intersection near Elm Street and Walnut Street in Westfield, New Jersey. The utility company was contacted to manage the electrical hazard, and fire crews remained on site for safety support.

Audio|Source: Westfield Fire
02:35
Transcript:
00:00
Fire dispatch west fuel fire responding area of Elm at Walnut.
00:04
Elm at Walnut for wires on fire.
00:06
Visible flames from the wires.
00:10
(number withheld).
00:15
Station to receive.
00:20
Wire 1 receives.
00:22
That'll be engine 5 seconds.
00:26
Receive.
00:32
All right, you're all the way.
00:34
Fire is stressed to west-foot fire.
00:36
Sounds like those wires are still on fire.
00:38
It's going over the sidewalk.
00:44
Receive, engine fire just finding.
00:46
Can you start public service?
00:51
We're already on the phone with them.
00:53
Call our did state that P.S.E and G was in the area.
00:58
Five receives.
01:09
Dispatch to film command.
01:17
Engine 5 is arriving your message.
01:22
If you can, if it's safe enough, can you give me a phone number for PS?
01:29
We'll do. It actually appears if communication lines on fire at this time.
01:33
I'll get your phone number.
01:38
This is wrong.
01:39
I'll receive also just confirming if letter 1 is on the scene for Springfield Avenue.
01:48
It's back from Springfield Avenue Command.
01:59
Schill County is on scene, speaking harassment transfer.
02:03
FD is going to remain on scene for assistance.
02:10
Race it.
02:15
On command to dispatch, have a phone number when you ready.
02:22
Go ahead, rivet.
02:25
Phone number is going to be (number withheld) with the echo.
02:31
Pretty soon.

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Elm St & Walnut St, Westfield, NJ 07090

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