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Power outage causes transformer explosion and traffic light failureWatsontown PA

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Watsontown, PA

A transformer exploded causing a widespread power outage in Watsontown, PA. A wire was reported down near Chiros, and traffic lights were out at the intersection of Main Street and Burma Avenue. Fire police were requested to manage traffic control at this intersection.

Audio|Source: Central Susquehanna Regional 911
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Transcript:
00:00
About a power outage.
00:01
The trial out of three.
00:07
Out three. Out three.
00:16
Yeah,
00:18
we took multiple calls up there, Liberty Terrace, some were probably up there towards the Moran Valley.
00:29
Time 3 that people that were calling up there said they could see a transformer exploding.
00:42
Done 4. We've got reports of a wire down by Chiros too, and we'll check about that first.
00:48
Okay.
00:55
You know, we got the burrow on route. Just let me know what you come up with her.
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7-4-4-9-2-3.
01:10
Good.
01:13
Do you dispatch fire police, the main and Bremmer, the lights are down?
01:19
Sanof-4, Maine and Burma, Ranking Zero One.
01:33
For Wausetown, the intersection of Main Street and Burma Avenue,
01:38
traffic control for traffic lights up.
01:45
The intersection of Main Street and Burma Avenue, traffic control for traffic lights out.
01:50
Coming on fire, police, 1902.

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