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Vehicle hits power line, causing road closure at SenecaWichita KS

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W MacArthur Rd & S Seneca St, Wichita, KS 67217

A vehicle struck a power line at the intersection of MacArthur Road and Seneca Street, causing the power line to fall. The downed line landed on a car, but the driver continued driving. Northbound Seneca Street at MacArthur Road was shut down for safety, and the power company was notified to address the issue.

Audio|Source: Wichita and Sedgwick County Fire Resource / OPS-1
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Transcript:
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Step for our lines down call at MacArthur and Seneca. MacArthur and Seneca, Station 19.
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Squad 19 for a lines down call, MacArthur and Seneca, MacArthur and Seneca for a lines down call.
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Squad 19, your map page is 53443.
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I'm Squad 19. Do you already have Evergy en route?
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Squad 19, I just got off the phone with Evergy. They're sending a technician right now. They can't provide an ETA.
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The calling party says a vehicle came through the light and struck a power line. The power line fell.
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Everyone continued driving.
00:43
The line landed on the hood of a car, but the driver kept driving.
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10-4[1].
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Start for a check-in appliance call near North Grove Street, Station 32.
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Tender 32 to check an appliance call near North Grove Street, Tender 32, your map page is 56555.
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Pops squad 19.
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Advise Evergy this is a priority.
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We will have northbound Seneca shut down at MacArthur.
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104 calling them back now.
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Pops, Battalion 1.
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Battalion 1, go ahead.
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Do you have police en route to squad 19's call?
01:50
They have a call for police but none are en route yet.
01:55
Can you let them know we have a road shutdown that requires traffic control?
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10-4: Acknowledgment of message received and understood; affirmative response.

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W MacArthur Rd & S Seneca St, Wichita, KS 67217

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