Utility outage and downed wires on South 6th St, Columbia PA
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Utility OutageAs discussed during the dispatch call, fire police responded to South 6th Street in Columbia for downed utility wires causing power outages. The incident appeared to affect a few nearby homes and surrounding farms, while larger outages were reported elsewhere in the region. Emergency personnel checked with nearby residents to assess conditions before clearing the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Lancaster PA Fire-Talk Group Calls
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Transcript:
00:00
Fire Police 90, it's South 6th Street.
00:02
Everybody over on this channel.
00:05
Fire police, (name withheld), over.
00:06
Press 903, 2nd.2.2.
00:11
Hi, Chief.
00:12
Okay, just tell the property of what's taking place, but yeah,
00:17
they're Trouble Cruiser.
00:19
There's some outages of 1800 or larger, that's what they're probably trying to clear.
00:27
Yeah, that's correct.
00:28
I was watching the PPL outage map.
00:30
This one's only got two homes affected versus the other 15,000 through the Millersville and Lancaster Township area.
00:41
Okay,
00:42
That gentleman that was here when you first got here, was that from the house that was closest to where the wires were, or was he from the farm up back a little bit?
00:52
I believe he's from the farm,
00:54
just the way he was dressed.
00:58
Okay, we'll go talk to him then before we check out.
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Location mentioned:
S 6th St, Columbia, PA 17512
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