Traffic crash with wires down and fire near 6th St NW, Barberton OH


A traffic crash occurred near 6th Street North West and Wooster Road West. There are wires down and a wire is burning, possibly causing an electrical fire involving a transformer. One vehicle is off the roadway. Emergency crews are on scene investigating.
Audio|Source: Southwest Summit County Public Safety
02:31
Transcript:
00:00
Wires down, District 1, Tower 1, 6th Street North West and Wooster Road W 6th Street North West and Wooster Road W.
00:09
Wires down.
00:10
Copy, 6th and Wooster Road W, Tower 1.
00:13
Copy.
00:14
Suspatch, you can add OIC to that call.
00:16
Copy. It's going to be for a traffic crash with wires down.
00:21
The officer on scene is advising that is on fire now.
00:24
Wires down, District 1, OIC, 6th Street North West and Wooster Road W, 6th Street North West and Wooster Road W, wires down.
00:35
Dispatch, OIC's en route.
00:37
2114. Spatch program, OIC.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:40
You can show me on scene.
00:41
We do have low-hanging wires.
00:42
I see one vehicle off the roadway.
00:44
I don't see any fire.
00:45
I'll be command out investigating.
00:47
2115. This spectrum command.
00:48
Go ahead.
00:49
Go ahead and notify Edison.
00:51
We do have one wire burning and possibly a transformer on fire.
00:57
Copy.
00:58
Dispatch forwarding.
00:59
Tower one is in route and on scene.
01:01
Tower one in route and on scene at 2116.
01:05
Out of one, you can come up close, but I don't think we're going to be able to do anything.
01:08
This looks like it's going to be an electrical fire.
01:10
That's clear. I do need your crews to get up close on these vehicles, though, make sure everyone's out.
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Location mentioned:
Wooster Rd W & 6th St NW, Barberton, OH 44203
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