Energized power line blocks road in Appleton, Appleton ME
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Road ClosureAs discussed during the dispatch call, a downed energized power line was reported blocking Gurneytown Road near Jones Hill Road in Appleton, Maine. Fire units secured the scene and awaited the power company's response to remove the hazard.
Audio|Heard on: Knox County Fire and EMS Dispatch
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Transcript:
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Appleton Engine 3.
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Alpsin engine three.
00:08
The line across Gurneytown Road is a power line.
00:12
It is energized.
00:14
Though insulated, it has been torn off the barn that it feeds.
00:18
We have coned it off.
00:19
It is blocking Jones Hill Road to emergency vehicle access.
00:24
There is nothing else we can do there.
00:26
All Appleton units clearing and returning.
00:30
If C&P can expedite that, that would be helpful.
00:32
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Jones Hill Rd & Gurneytown Rd, Appleton, ME 04862
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