Fire starts near power lines after surge at Railroad Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi TX


A fire started near the intersection of Gintz and Railroad in Corpus Christi due to downed power lines after a power surge. Grass caught fire and someone was seen trying to put out the flames. Emergency teams responded to the incident promptly to investigate and control the smoke.
Audio|Source: Corpus Christi Police, Fire and EMS
01:23
Transcript:
00:00
Looks like someone trying to extinguish the fire now.
00:06
Power Company.
00:13
Near Ranch Road and Tuck Wagon.
00:15
Near Ranch Road and Tuck Wagon.
00:18
Near Rantz Road and Tuck Wagon.
00:21
See in a group.
00:27
I can always found Group 10, Group 10.
00:31
Copy that. Group 10.
00:44
Attention to Station 2.
00:46
Station 2.
00:48
Gint and Railroad.
00:50
Gint and Railroad, looks like there was another power surge.
00:52
Have more power lines on the ground.
00:54
Pitching grass on fire.
00:56
Again, Gintz and Road.
01:08
I'm going to be out of service temporarily for a smoke investigation.
01:11
I'll let you know if we can the generator run report.
01:18
We need this full leave this area.
01:23
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Railroad, Corpus Christi, TX
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