Electrical fire erupts after hit-and-run at busy Plover intersection, Plover WI
An electrical fire sparked by a hit-and-run collision with a utility pole at Hoover Avenue and Roosevelt Street prompts urgent response and roadblocks while awaiting power shutoff.
Audio|Source: Portage County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Well, it pulls down in the median.
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Officers blocking one end of it.
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I've got blockage on the other end.
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Hey, we're going to need WPS here before we extinguish.
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Copy that.
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Com center, 54 engine 4.
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Engine 4.
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Engine 4 will be in road, Hoover and Roosevelt.
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Copy engine 4.
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4.
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R5 to 54 engine 4.
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Go ahead.
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Do you want us to come up, Hoover or come up Hoover or go down Hoover?
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Yeah,
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take Hoover.
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Do not take Roosevelt.
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I'm going to move my vehicle once you guys arrive and you can park in the left turn lane.
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And then I'll block off a different part of the road.
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The officer's got the other end of it blocked off.
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We're going to have to wait for WPS.
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This is a full electrical fire from a pole that was hitting a hit and run.
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Location mentioned:
Roosevelt Dr & Hoover Ave, Plover, WI 54467
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