Transformer fire from fallen tree blocks roadway, Hardwick MA
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, a transformer caught fire after a dead tree fell onto power lines near Collins Road in Hardwick, blocking the roadway. Crews were requested to respond to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Ware Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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If you could get a hold of National Grid,
00:03
let them know in front of a house near Collins Road, I believe, in their town in Hardwick.
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There is a transformer.
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It was just on fire.
00:18
It blew out now.
00:19
It is smoking.
00:20
They're going to want to check on fame.
00:21
I can't get a pole number on it.
00:24
And it was due to a dead tree falling against the wires.
00:28
I believe could be a tree company as well.
00:35
Received.
00:37
To be advised, that roadway is totally blocked by the dead tree.
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Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Collins Rd, Gilbertville, MA 01031
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