Electrical wire fire starts small brush fire near Johnston Dr, Watchung NJ
Fire & ArsonA live electrical wire fell onto the roadway near Johnston Drive, causing a fire and an active small brush fire nearby. Emergency crews are responding and traffic is being stopped in the area to ensure safety.
Audio|Source: Watchung Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Somers County Station 60 Fire, respond near Johnston Drive for the wire fire.
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Starting a brush fire, Somerset County Station 60, 660.
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Respond, Watchung, near Johnston Drive for the wire down fire.
00:20
Starting a brush fire, 1253.
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132
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132 County Dispatch a fire department to near Johnston Drive It's going to be for a wire down on the roadway on fire close to brush fire
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104-beam roof
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122, all 30, Washington Rock.
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132, are you taking the Watchung Avenue side?
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I just went off Somerset Street to Johnson and passed Watchung Avenue now.
01:21
All right, yeah, copy, I'll get there from Valley Drive and get through to shut the road down.
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Wondack, this way is.
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Stop.
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One station six feet, Tender County, we'll be on the air waiting for a crew.
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132C7. 1232.
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All right, at this time, it looks like the wire is going to be off to the side of the road.
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It is a small brush fire at this time, still active.
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I'm going to be stopping traffic that's behind me and turning them around.
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Location mentioned:
Near Johnston Dr, Watchung, NJ 07069
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