Tractor trailer hits pole causing transformer outage, Carteret NJ
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As discussed during the dispatch call, a tractor trailer struck a pole near Essex and Bridge streets, causing a transformer to blow and leaving sparks and wires on the ground.
Audio|Heard on: Middlesex NJ Fire Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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Station 47 response to Essexbridge for our motor vehicle collision is a tractor trailer that hit a pole, they blew the transformer, there's sparks and wires on the ground.
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Once again, that's Essex and Bridge for a tractor trailer that hit a pole.
00:15
The transformer blew their sparks and wires on the ground.
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Location mentioned:
Essex St, Carteret, NJ 07008
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