Tree on power lines blocks Pleasant Valley Road, Schuylkill County PA
Road ClosureA large tree fell onto power lines hanging over Pleasant Valley Road and Halton Hill Road in Pine Grove Township. The tree blocked the roadway, causing a road closure. Fire crews responded to the scene. The tree was on an electrical line, so they did not touch it. Drivers were driving around the closed road. The roadway remains closed until the issue is addressed.
Audio|Source: Schuylkill County Fire
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Transcript:
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District 2158, Pleasant Valley Road,
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Halton Hill Road, Pine Grove Township, Treadown.
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District 2158, Pleasant Valley Road,
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Halton Hill Road, Pine Grove Township, Traydown.
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Duty 21.
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Duty 21. On the way with 21 71, you can off any further dispatches.
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Okay, we're part of a tree on a wire hanging over the roadway.
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Looks like cars can go underneath the tree.
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It's a station because that's been there forever, so I'm sure somebody had to drive around the cones.
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Okay.
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On electric, so we're not even going to touch it.
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Catt, 5865.
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5865.
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37.
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5895 to duty 21.
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58.95 to duty 21.
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Yeah,
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I ran over here.
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Same trees last night.
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One of other guys is on the other end of it.
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They're just driving around the road closed, and they called it in.
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That's what I say.
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I duty 21.
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Go ahead.
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Can you just confirm? Did anyone actually make a notification to PPNL last night with all this mess that you've had?
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I'll take a bit to look up on if you could get a poll number again we could just put another ticket in.
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5895.
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5895.
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Let me know I'm ready to give you a poll number.
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Send it.
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PPL, top number 38334.
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Lower number F451.
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That's a good copy.
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Do you want me to show you as clear them?
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Yeah,
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you can clear it.
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Roadway is still closed and I mean I let them know this needs a little bit of attention.
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This is a very large tree block.
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Location mentioned:
Pleasant Valley Rd, Pine Grove Township, PA 17963
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