Power lines fall onto school bus in East Hartford, East Hartford CT
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded to Graham Road and Glen Road in East Hartford after power lines fell onto a school bus carrying children. The wires were suspected to be live, and utility workers were called to de-energize them. Emergency units confirmed the lines might have been communication cables rather than live electrical wires.
Audio|Heard on: East Hartford Fire Department
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02:47
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 5, standby for wires down.
00:13
Graham Road at Glen Road for wires down on a bus occupied by children.
00:17
Engine 5.
00:23
Graham Road at Glen Road for wires down on a bus occupied by children and Engine 5.
00:35
Dispatch, Engine 5 responding.
00:36
Can you start Ladder 2 to that, please, as well?
00:40
Engine 5, do you want those lines de-energized?
00:48
Do you want the lines de-energized?
00:56
Yes.
01:07
Ladder 2, stand by to be added to the assignment.
01:22
Graham Road at Glen Road for wires down on a bus occupied with children, Ladder 2 to be added to assignment.
01:29
Graham Road at Glen Road for wires down on a bus, children on the bus, Ladder 2 to be added to the assignment.
01:41
All units responding to Graham and Glenn, be advised that the wires still might be live.
01:46
Waiting on a callback.
01:51
Dispatch, Engine 1.
01:56
Go ahead.
01:59
We'll respond to Glenn and Graham.
02:04
Received.
02:06
Thank you.
02:34
Engine 1 arrival, looks like a communication wire going across the bus, we'll continue to confirm.
02:43
Engine 1 arrival, possible communication wire on the bus.
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Location mentioned:
Graham Rd & Glenn Rd, East Hartford, CT 06118
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