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SUV hits pole causing fire and power outageWinston Salem NC

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Murray Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106

According to the dispatch call, a burgundy SUV collided with a pole near Murray Road, causing fire to the pole and grass, a possible transformer fire, and power outage.

Audio|Heard on: Winston-Salem Police Dispatch
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03:36
Transcript:
00:00
Any unit can clear respond to traffic crash at near Murray Road.
00:09
1318 to be en route.
00:13
1114, Galas, I'm guaranteed to clear this alarm.
00:15
I can head that way.
00:22
104. News responding to traffic crash.
00:25
Near Murray Road, cross street Pembroke Forest Drive and Silverstone Lake.
00:32
They're advising a burgundy SUV hit a pole, and the pole is on fire.
00:41
18-0.
00:44
1128, I'm not too far from that.
00:46
Let me divert right past.
00:49
Acknowledged.
00:51
11203 same traffic can cancel zone 1.
00:58
104 1318 direct correct 25 service can cancel one minute from that to the disturbance.
01:16
For the fight is 104 1116 direct.
01:23
Acknowledged, I can hear what you can cancel your response.
01:27
It looks like 18 is going to be closer.
01:33
Acknowledged.
01:36
All six, six, ten, twenty-three.
01:39
One-16-54.
01:42
So, one-sixth and one-sixth and one-five.
01:48
Four, thank you.
01:52
2014. I'm back on the trail next to the railroad track.
02:01
Eleven, sixteen, K.
02:03
Let's just show me back out with 25.
02:06
Twenty-eight fire is out.
02:10
Five minutes.
02:12
Two minutes.
02:15
Two days out.
02:17
Sorry.
02:20
18,000. Is this coming at the 1050 KLS?
02:31
109.
02:35
Give me the block range of this red.
02:39
5200 blocks.
02:45
104. I don't have seen a wreck.
02:47
It looks like a grass fire cordon fire.
02:54
We were told it's a burning SUV and a pole and the pole was on fire and a lot of people were calling in reference to the lost power and the grass fire from the transformer that was caused by the wreck.
03:12
1128 and 1129.
03:14
It'll be at 1050 but it looks like the power lines got dragged and felled the fire.
03:22
What an undirect, can you advise on injuries?
03:30
1122 to 29, the car is gone.
03:35
Ten board, thank you.

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Murray Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27106

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