Downed power line causes outage near Broad St, Clifton NJ
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a service wire came down near Broad Street in Clifton, cutting power and cable service to a home. Fire crews cleared the wire from the roadway and requested PSE&G to reconnect power.
Audio|Heard on: Clifton Fire and EMS
Listen to dispatch call
01:56
Transcript:
00:00
This is going to be a service wire.
00:05
I'll give you the pole number first.
00:07
It's (number withheld) Charlie.
00:10
They pulled off the connection from across the street.
00:14
The feed was across the street, and it's for the service to near Broad Street.
00:20
If you could contact PSE&G.
00:32
EMS near Sylvan Avenue Unit Two crosses our Second Street and Wilson Street on medical other.
00:41
EMS near Sylvan Avenue Unit Two crosses our Second Street and Wilson Street on medical other.
00:49
Time is now 1319.
00:51
EMS two is going to seven.
00:58
Hold on for EMS one.
01:05
Good, EMS one.
01:08
You can place EMS one back in service.
01:20
Breathing. More measures too.
01:29
Engine two.
01:34
We removed the wire from the roadway.
01:36
We spoke to the homeowner, if you could call Optimum because it pulled their cable service and also the primary service to the house from the service side connection.
01:50
So PSE&G is going to need to come to reconnect to the primary across the street because the house is without power.
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Location mentioned:
Broad St, Clifton, NJ 07013
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