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Explosion reported near 6th and Jefferson in PittsburgPittsburg OK

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OK-63 & 2nd St, Pittsburg, OK 74553

A loud explosion was reported in Pittsburg near 6th and Jefferson streets with smoke seen in the area. Authorities suspect an artillery shell landed in a backyard. Multiple calls were received about the incident.

Audio|Source: Pittsburg County Sheriff, Police, Fire and EMS, OHP Troop D
04:40
Transcript:
00:00
of your ground standby. We have a scene flight in McIntosh County.
00:04
It is an air standby, but they do want someone responding that way.
00:08
It's, uh, uh,
00:10
it's, uh,
00:17
going to be two three nautical heading at 021, flight card 119, 439, how copy.
00:35
Copy.
00:42
124 traffic.
00:44
Got it.
00:49
6'9 north,
00:52
about exit 92,
00:54
standby on 28.
01:03
A Mary Frank Young 4-9, come back on a white at 150.
01:11
104.
01:19
504.
01:21
Go ahead.
01:24
504, can you go in the area of 501 East Adams, 501 East Adams? Had a report of a loud explosion. We've gotten several calls on it.
01:34
Got another one at 611 East Madison.
01:38
They all have power, just not sure what's going on.
01:44
Okay, well it's clear.
01:47
43 Sunch.
01:50
Go ahead.
01:51
I'm on 1022 off this call for right now. I'll head up there.
01:57
10-4.
02:03
Clear traffic.
02:17
43, okay.
02:20
9-2 in the area.
02:23
10.4.
02:38
43, I just talked to somebody over here on 8th and Adams and they said that they heard well, they said where it came from.
02:46
Yeah, there's some smoke in the area around here,
02:51
round 6th and Jefferson, but I can't tell where it's coming from.
03:01
County 11 will be out with the people here at 6 and had them. They said artillery shell in somebody's backyard possibly.
03:12
10, 4.43, were you clear?
03:17
Yeah, I'm farming.
03:31
And Air Carole, do you guys want back on that standby coming out of McAulster?
03:41
Okay,
03:44
that's a good copy. It's still a standby, still available for you.
03:54
Okay,
03:55
1, that's a good copy. Can I get your foottale and RA to accept the standby coming out of McAllister?
04:03
8-08 Mike Tango, Norman Ritter, Hargrove, Ritzka 1.
04:12
Mike Tango, Norman Ritter, Hargrove, R.A.1. Tango, Norman Ritter, Hargrove, R.A.1.
04:27
117.5.
04:32
Go ahead.
04:35
It's going to be Highway 2 and 63 of the county line.

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