Wires down on car with occupants on Post Road, Westerly RI
Fire & ArsonElectrical wires fell onto a car on Post Road near North Stuart Street. Occupants were inside the vehicle and were instructed to stay put. The pole snapped due to wind, dropping wires onto the car, but it was not a collision. Fire and energy company responded to the scene and found wires were no longer on the car.
Audio|Source: Southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Dispatch, attention to the Dunn's Corner's fire department, responded post road at North Stewart Street, wires down on a car,
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occupants still in the vehicle, she's been instructed to stay in the vehicle.
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That's once lead to dispatch to the Dunn's Corners Fire Department responding,
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post road at North Stewart Street, freight,
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car with wires on it, occupants still in the vehicle.
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2302.
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On a fire responding post road at North Stewart police on the scene reporter poll at snap the wires on the vehicle are electrical
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Running.
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Car one responding.
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One responding.
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I'm on a while with Rhode Island Energy.
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Good.
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Carl, when I put this through as a priority one due to the occupants still in the vehicle, we are going to get a truck there as soon as possible. They're going to call me right back as soon as they get somebody.
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Message here, thank you.
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Wires down south road at Karenav.
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Corner first.
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Quaric Bridge responding to the area of South Road at Karanav for the report of Tree and Wires Down blocking the roadway. Operate Ups 1, Groundfire Island. Quaric Bridge responding to the area of South Road at Karenav for the report of tree and wires down blocking the entire roadway. Operate U.S. 1 23 times.
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Yeah, be advised. I'm Senate Dunst Corners fired a post road at North Stewart Street for a car with electrical lines on it. The occupant is still in the vehicle.
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EMS was not yet requested, but I don't know if you guys want to take a slow roll that way.
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Just be advised the pole, weakened from the Swin, snapped, and dropped the wires on the car. It was not a motor vehicle accident.
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A northbound and southbound.
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Uh,
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just a good to be southbound at this time.
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Stand by one and make contact with the TV.
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Received.
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Card 6, the car won.
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Dead.
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Geez, I don't believe there's any electrical wires on the car.
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It appears if the wires are off room 1,
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going to a house.
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The car appears to be out from under them.
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Passes receipts.
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I'm just pulling up on scene now.
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I see you and you four.
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I want to just speak.
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Southbound side just after September.
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I copy Southbound side.
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Just past the police cruiser. Is that your last transmission?
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560 car 1. It's going to be this vehicle, the vehicle about 100 feet in front of it.
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Both vehicles construct the wires.
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Nobody's actively trapped on there.
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Roger, are we blocking the high speed or traveling on the south side?
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If you want to send engines forward past these police cars because this clock truck is trying to get through and if one of you just want to shut down southbound side right in front of that second car.
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Utility 3 is on the way.
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Dispatch the car 120 to 25 minutes for ion energy.
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Location mentioned:
N Stuart St & Post Rd, Westerly, RI 02891
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