Live electrical wire down after fallen utility pole, Philadelphia PA
Road ClosureA utility pole has fallen in the middle of a street causing a live electrical wire to dangle. Vehicles are driving near the hazard while police try to block traffic and alert emergency services.
Audio|Source: Philadelphia Police Dispatch - Northwest
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Transcript:
00:00
It's going to be a live wire is I believe it is.
00:03
The entire pole down we have vehicles riding by a house.
00:07
Another unit stop east down traffic.
00:09
I'm going to stop Westfield and notify T.L.[1]
00:13
and put a priority. I probably want to have some specific implications.
00:16
Speaker 1st District Supervisor, you need me to call on Fireboard[2] because Firewall wasn't notified.
00:20
Yeah, whoever's going to handle it, it's going to be a live pico wire and it's down in the middle of the street.
00:25
That's the point.
00:26
All right, we see if we can have any other than that can start over 668 that can block east south traffic?
00:31
Okay. All right, boy now.
00:33
Tom 35.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
T.L.: Likely Traffic Lieutenant or supervisor
[2]
Fireboard: Fire department communications
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Philadelphia, PA
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