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Live wire ignites leaves near Creek Road in Douglass Township, Berks County PA

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Manatawny Dr, Douglass Township, PA

A live electrical wire caught fire near Creek Road in Douglass Township and ignited some nearby leaves. Emergency responders arrived quickly but found no active fire or smoke. The power went out briefly, and crews cleared tree limbs from the wires. The situation was resolved without further incident.

Audio|Source: Berks County and Reading Fire / EMS
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Transcript:
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Douglas Township, Manhattan, Drive, Creek Road,
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wire on fire, station 49, engine 49, Douglas Township, Manit 20, Creek Road, wire on fire, 0738.
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Attention Mike 1, Scanline View Apartments,
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5-0-9-nage Department, 5-06-0-0 Street, ALS, Medical, 0730, next.
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Creek Road, wire on fire, and over at leaves, burning, goes, arcing, power is out.
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Wurk 2692-1-0305-309.
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At 6992-9-19, traffic 49, it's actually going to be on Creek Road just off of Manitoni.
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Traffic 49, receive.
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Perks, Engine 49, Captain, en route.
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Engine 49, Captain, En route, 0741. It's going to be On Creek Road off of Manosolny Drive, the wire on fire and other leaves burning.
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Spring Township, 220, Chapel Hill Road, across the Wheatfield Road and Goose Lane, ALS, Percicle. Medics 651-2, Spring Township,
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220, Chapel Hill Road, across the Wheatfield Road and Goose Lane, ALS-Penicle 0742.
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Marks, engine 53 is all location.
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Engine 53, all location, 0744.
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First,
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traffic 49 on location.
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Metad is already on scene.
02:12
Traffic 49 on location, meta is already on scene 0745.
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Traffic 49, engine 49.
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Go ahead, engine 49.
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Seeing how that it's already on scene, is there a need for fire?
02:35
No need for fire. I don't see any fire or smoke anywhere.
02:40
He's clearing the limbs from the wires right now.
02:45
Okay, we'll make ourselves available then.
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For instance of 49 is available.
02:52
Engine 49 available is there's on 46.

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Manatawny Dr, Douglass Township, PA

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