Downed cable wire obstructs traffic near Elliot Street, Newton MA
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TrafficAccording to the dispatch call, a cable wire has fallen across the street near Elliot Street, blocking southbound traffic. The cable company has been contacted to address the hazard.
Audio|Heard on: Newton Police and Fire
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01:55
Transcript:
00:00
Can you check the area of Chestnut Street at Elliot Street from low-hanging wire?
00:14
Control.
00:18
This is going to be a wire that has been pulled down with a cable wire from 3.30.
00:23
Just that's true.
00:24
I'm just going to get out and look.
00:27
Watch up.
00:35
Medic. Medic 3.
00:38
We're on, team.
00:47
Control.
00:51
That wire is coming from pole (number withheld) or (number withheld).
00:56
It's run across the street from 3.30.
00:59
It's cable wire, but it's obstructing traffic going southbound and southwestern.
01:03
All right, correction southbound on Elliott for it's just on.
01:07
Roger.
01:14
So on Laddard 3 is going to be head in the station 2 in service still 8 response.
01:20
Edna station 2 and service still 8 response, what's just going on.
01:29
If you can just contact somebody from the cable company, have this wire at least in the meantime.
01:35
Roger, and just for clarification, that was 3.30, chestnut or 3.
01:38
330 Elliot Street.
01:41
This is 3.30, Elliot.
01:53
I'll be standing by the road to traffic at me time.
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Location mentioned:
Elliot St, Newton, MA
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