Tree and wires down near Bay and Washington streets, Taunton MA
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Road ClosureAccording to the dispatch call, fire crews responded near Bay Street and Washington Street in Taunton after a large tree fell, pulling down cable and fiber optic wires. Utility lines were damaged but there were no electrical hazards. The incident caused partial road blockage and required assistance from utility workers.
Audio|Heard on: Taunton Fire
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05:5
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 4, you're responding to the area of Bay Street and Washington Street for reports of a tree down.
00:06
Engine 4, that's Bay Street and Washington Street for reports of a tree down.
00:14
The automatic chain went through.
00:27
Engine 4 receives Bay and Washington.
00:37
We're going to report the tree down.
01:21
Wires down.
01:22
I believe those are cable wires across the street.
01:25
The main service cut ripped out of the house.
01:27
We're in front of a house near Macomber in Berkeley.
01:38
Receive, so that's near Macomber in Berkeley.
02:19
Did you say the cable line pulled electric service off the house?
02:26
The tree that fell in the yard ripped the service totally out of the house and off the pole.
02:35
There is fiber optic and cable wire in the road hanging from the pole.
02:44
So there's no electrical hazard.
02:46
It's only fiber optic and cable that's in the road.
02:55
Yes, it's hanging from the pole.
03:50
Yes, the actual address on this is near Washington Street.
03:55
Notified TMLP that the top layer of wires on a Verizon pole was damaged and is hanging off the pole. The cross members have broken.
04:41
This is going to be a large tree across the road.
04:46
There are wires down without the main service connected.
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Location mentioned:
Washington St, Taunton, MA 02780
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