Fire hydrant water hitting high voltage lines at Anaheim St, Los Angeles CA


A fire incident occurred near Anaheim Street where a fire hydrant was sheared off, causing water to flow into high voltage power lines. This required utility and traffic authorities to respond and close westbound lanes for safety.
Audio|Source: Los Angeles City Fire and EMS Dispatch - South Division
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Transcript:
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That metro fire from Lifeforce 38 corrected address will be near Anaheim St.
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Notify DWP,
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we do have a shear hydrant and they're going into high voltage lines.
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There's nothing that we're going to be able to do to shut the water off at this time until we get a decrease in water pressure.
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Also notify DOT for traffic, we're going to shut down the westbound lanes of Anaheim.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Anaheim St, Wilmington, CA 90744
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