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Lightning strikes transformer causing fire and power outage 

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Wharton, TX 77488
Audio|Source: Wharton County Public Safety
02:38

Transcript:
One since thence. One, 17. Please go back in. I'll be enraught to the wires down at Franklin Prime there. 17, clear. Call the Lise Transformer currently on fire, lightning, which is trucked the Transformer. Centerpoints already been advised. Can't go ahead and move up to our position. We're going to go ahead and head to that other call we have. That's clear. We're pulling up. 11. (name withheld). 1134. Go ahead. Okay. Okay. 1134. We're leaving a wreck. Shows and around to the other call we have. Level 24, clear transformed with stroke by lightning. Currently on fire, power outage in the area, center point has been notified at the intersection of Frankie and Pioneer, confirming you're en route four times. That's just being in route three times. Clear, level 84. 1110, being in route one time. 1110, one time, clear where you put on call information. Negative. Transformers shoved by lightning currently on fire pioneering Frankine's power I was in the area. Yeah, Sunnepoint has been notified. Next, okay. I'll be back, yeah. Multiple by patient issues on 2D-pav-1-bye. 117. 117. Just realize I do have a wire there's arcing on the pole itself. 1110 be on location, Wharton. 1110, clear. We will have a hole, be arcing at this time. We get a full number at this time. What I love this.

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