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DC firefighters put out capacitor bank fire on top of roof

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DC firefighters put out capacitor bank fire on top of roof
DC firefighters put out capacitor bank fire on top of roof

Firefighters put out a fire in a capacitor bank on top of a roof in Northwest D.C.

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Firefighters put out a fire in a capacitor bank on top of a roof in Northwest D.C. on Wednesday.

DC Fire and EMS were called to the 2100 block of N St. for reports of smoke showing from a transformer bank on the roof of a two-story electrical substation.

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Fire was extinguished in a capacitor bank, and it did not extend to any nearby buildings.

  • DC firefighters put out capacitor bank fire on top of roof
    (DC Fire and EMS)
  • DC firefighters put out capacitor bank fire on top of roof
    (DC Fire and EMS)
  • DC firefighters put out capacitor bank fire on top of roof
    (DC Fire and EMS)
  • DC firefighters put out capacitor bank fire on top of roof
    (DC Fire and EMS)

Pepco also responded to the scene.

No displacements were reported.

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