Utility hazard with live wires near South St, Douglas MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews and utility teams responded to a potential electrical hazard along South Street in Douglas, Massachusetts. Live wires were reported down from a house service line, and several nearby residences had power shut off as a safety measure. Brush and highway crews assisted with traffic control while utility workers worked to de-energize affected lines. There were no confirmed injuries or fires reported.
Audio|Heard on: Douglas Fire
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02:59
Transcript:
00:00
Alstember 229, the service is down off the house, but the wires are still live.
00:05
We shut the main off in the residence.
00:08
We have a couple of other houses.
00:09
We're going to be doing the same thing.
00:11
We'll give the addresses in a minute.
00:16
Thank you, (name withheld).
00:17
Thank you.
00:20
Okay,
00:21
of course, the car won.
00:22
Do you need any resources?
00:26
So we could get the brush truck down here to help with traffic and if you had some cones or grab some from highway, bring them down as well.
00:35
Bree.
00:42
K-500, do you need any assistance, any other residents?
00:51
I just made my way down near South St, I believe it's going to be a couple of addresses here, but give me a couple minutes to get that figured out.
01:03
Okay, five hundred five one.
01:09
Go ahead.
01:14
One residence appears will not be home, no lights on either.
01:17
I'm going to make my way to the next door.
01:19
There are additional houses on the street.
01:22
Okay,
01:25
Paul.
01:26
Fireline, can you try to get a hold of a resident near South Street?
01:35
(name withheld).
01:43
Twenty-three to (name withheld).
01:47
Good.
01:50
I'm going to be off of the station if she needs something.
01:54
Apple.
02:02
Brush 1 is en route to South Street.
02:06
The last one, have you heard this South Street?
02:16
K-500 car one.
02:19
Go ahead.
02:23
Resident at one location has shut off the breaker and is making access to another structure to turn off the main there as well.
02:34
Received okay, Lieutenant.
02:36
And the others that you need to handle it?
02:41
That should be it for now with the exception of one residence if we can make contact with them.
02:48
Stand for.
02:50
I got brush run bringing some cones.
02:52
We'll put them on.
02:53
He's near these live wires.
02:55
Just identify them.
02:58
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
South St, Douglas, MA 01516
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