Power pole falls after explosions near 57th St, Sacramento CA


Fire crews responded near 57th Street after reports of smoke and loud explosions. They found a fallen high voltage power pole with no fire or arcing observed. The area was isolated for safety, and utilities were notified.
Audio|Source: Sacramento Regional Fire and EMS
01:31
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 8 Fire Dispatch, we're receiving a call from a resident stating smoke after loud explosions heard near 57th.
00:16
Be that address again, please.
00:21
Near 57th Street, unknown if related to your wires down.
00:30
Possibly. So far we're UTL. We are on sync with the RP, so give me a second to investigate this and I'll advise you on the others.
00:39
Do you need to send an assignment to 57th?
00:44
I can place an open on it if you want to handle once you're clear of H.
00:49
Copy, thanks.
00:51
Copy.
00:58
Dispension, we've located there is a power pole that has fallen over at the high voltage pole at the dispatch location. We're going to just isolate the area, there's no fire or anything arcing, and we're going to head over to 57th.
01:16
Copy power pole, fallen at just dispatch location, isolating the area, no arcing in route 257th.
01:26
This is just confirming SMUD is responding to this current location.
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.
Location mentioned:
Near 57th St, Sacramento, CA 95819
Correct
Incorrect