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Breaker box issue causes burning smell at house fire, Allentown PA

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Near W Turner St, Allentown, PA 18104

A house fire was reported near West Turner Street in South Whitehall Township. Fire crews arrived to find no visible fire outside but detected a burning plastic smell and heard a loud bang coming from the breaker box inside the house. No active flames were seen upon arrival.

Audio|Source: Lehigh County Fire and Northampton County Fire Tac-5
02:44
Transcript:
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South Carolina Township, near West Turner Street, Cross Street, North 39th Street for a dwelling fire.
00:05
Station 3, engine 11, engine 32, engine tanker 25, Quint 31, Tower 56, Rescue Engine 80, Station 2 for your rapid-integrgent team, Station 62.
00:15
Southwide all township, near West Turner Street.
00:19
Crossed and North Scenic Street, North Street, North 39, Street, for a dwelling fire.
00:22
All communications, fire, round two.
00:34
Eleven's on scene, one story wearer house structure,
00:40
nothing showing,
00:42
side day and B,
00:44
NB,
00:45
we're going to check it out.
01:03
104032 breaker box has a burning plastic smell and they heard a loud bang.
01:17
104080.
01:20
1080. 104080.
01:25
104080.
01:30
10 for engine 3.
01:37
Candy from Chief 3. Chief 3.
01:43
You mark me on scene with a 1-story ranch, nothing's shrink from side alpha.
01:48
Make-dos,
01:50
turner command,
01:51
communication via County 1.
01:53
You can also put engine 3 on scene,
01:56
zero at the hydrant in front of the house.
02:03
For Turner Command, Fireground 1 and use Fireground 2.
02:10
Fireground 2. Fireground 2, 5.
02:14
104.
02:17
County, engine 1.
02:20
Engine 11.
02:22
Spider-11. Spider-O 4.
02:26
10-4. All communications, fire ground 2.
02:36
May I get all units dispatch and responding.
02:39
Near West Turner Street, Chief 3 on-scene, establishing Turner Command. All communications fire, ground two.

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Near W Turner St, Allentown, PA 18104
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