Truck knocks down power lines near Hanover Street, Portland ME
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Fire & ArsonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a fire crew responded to reports of a truck that struck overhead power lines near Hanover Street and Portland Street, causing cables to hang. Utility services were notified to secure the area. Another medical call nearby was handled for a person with chest pain at Kennedy Park.
Audio|Heard on: Portland Fire
Listen to dispatch call
02:0
Transcript:
00:00
Stand by for still alarm.
00:07
Still for engine five, intersection of Hanover Street and Portland Street.
00:12
Truck drove through some power lines, wires are dangling.
00:15
Ops channel is going to be two.
00:17
Still for engine five, intersection of Hanover Street, Portland Street.
00:21
Truck drove through some power lines, wires are dangling.
00:24
Ops channel is going to be two.
00:31
Engine five is still.
00:37
Ten four, engine five.
00:45
Engine five rolling.
00:49
Fire alarm answering, engine five.
00:53
Also in the area, nothing obvious at this point.
00:59
Ten 405.
01:01
Stand by for a response call.
01:08
Still for ladder one, med Q1, near Kennedy Park for a 29-year-old male, conscious having trouble breathing, chest pain, delta level.
01:18
Ops channel is going to be three.
01:20
Still for ladder 1, med Q1, near Kennedy Park for 29-year-old male conscious having trouble breathing, chest pain, delta level.
01:28
Ops channel will be three.
01:36
Engine five, call.
01:40
Fire alarm answering, engine five.
01:45
Address is going to be near Hanover Street.
01:48
Looks like cable lines are down and out of the way.
01:53
You can notify Spectrum.
01:58
Ten four, engine five.
Disclaimer:
This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Hanover St, Portland, ME 04101
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