Live Power Lines Arc During Pole Fire | GLENDALE

January 21st 2022 Glendale Fire crews responded to reports of a dumpster on fire extending to a power pole just West of 59th Avenue and Glendale Avenue around 3:30 AM Sunday morning. • Upon arrival crews found an aggressive fire spreading up a power pole with live wires arching. • Crews cautiously approached the scene, devising a strategy to safely extinguish the hazardous electrical fire. • Crews deployed a single handline and began slowly knocking down the flames from a safe distance paying close attention to the location of the live wires. • APS is currently in route to the scene to de-energize the lines leading to the pole. • No word on how the fire started. No injuries reported.