Car hits transformer causing power shutdown, Cumberland County NC
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As discussed during the dispatch call, a vehicle collided with a transformer near Crystal Springs Road and Champion Drive in Douglas Byrd, North Carolina. The crash caused electrical damage and required a power phase to be shut down for repairs.
Audio|Heard on: Cumberland NC Public Works Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
00:25
Transcript:
00:00
A car hits the first transformer.
00:02
It's a hundred kvian mount.
00:03
I'm going to hit it.
00:05
When it hit it, it knocked the number one pushing off and the rest of it's still hot up to that transfer, so we're going to kill that phase.
00:23
and come back out here and get replaced.
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Location mentioned:
Crystal Springs Rd & Champion Dr, Douglas Byrd, NC 28306
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