Live wires cause brush fire near Pallonial Lane, Pike County PA


Live electrical wires have fallen down near Pallonial Lane at Lakeby Road. The wires caused a brush fire that is spreading into nearby woods. Fire and emergency medical units are on site working to control the fire. The local utility company has been contacted and is expected to arrive soon to handle the downed wires.
Audio|Source: Pike County and Lackawaxen Fire and EMS
03:20
Transcript:
00:00
Pallonial Lane at Lakeby Road.
00:02
Furt wires down 35, tanker two, cover, re-alert.
00:05
1430.
00:07
Com center 37 brush.
00:19
37 brush.
00:23
37 brush is on scene with a high voltage primary down.
00:28
We do have a brush fire extending into the woods and we're checking further.
00:38
361431.
00:42
Center, 37 Ameless one.
00:46
37 in the county with Gine.
00:53
I'll be responding to fire in Palmyra.
00:59
1431.
01:02
1431.
01:05
47-3.
01:09
37-8 volts one, standby.
01:11
4.0-0-3. Go ahead.
01:13
Nancy.
01:18
37 brush-com center.
01:25
37 brush, go ahead.
01:29
The ambulance just went available, they're inquiring if they needed at your scene.
01:35
It would be good for them to stand by with us here.
01:39
Received.
01:42
Come, sir.
01:45
Go ahead, come.
01:49
You can respond into the scene that's standby.
01:53
Receive.
02:07
ComCenter, 37 brush.
02:15
We have a growing situation here with the brushfire.
02:18
Can you see if the PPL will give us an ETA?
02:25
They were not contacted yet.
02:27
Do you have a poll number or negative?
02:30
We were working on our way down there.
02:32
I'll get your call on a poll number in the moment.
02:36
Pretty soon.
02:43
Com, center 37 brush.
02:47
37 brush.
02:51
I got a poll number for you as close as we can get at this time line.
02:57
Recease, go ahead with it.
03:03
6-8268 over Nora 4461-4-612.
03:11
I'm in a hold with PPL.
03:13
This is confirming you do want them an expedite.
03:16
That's affirmative due to the spreading nature of the fire.
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