Snapped utility pole with downed cable on Paulding Rd, Allen County IN
Fire crews reported a snapped utility pole standing on Paulding Road causing cable and phone lines to fall. No power lines are down. The electricity company AEP was notified to respond and manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Allen County Fire
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Transcript:
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Johnny Communications from Paulding Road Command.
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Paulding Road Command.
00:12
I got a pole number that is just west of the pole that's affected, but I do need AEP to make the scene.
00:20
Adam Lincoln (number withheld).
00:25
Adam Lincoln (number withheld).
00:29
And like I said,
00:32
there's no power lines down. We do have probably some phone lines and cable lines down.
00:38
But there is a pole that is snapped in half, still standing up, right?
00:47
Sound clear.
00:56
Dispatch,
00:57
Medic. Medic 115 is on scene.
01:01
Medical 115 on a scene.
01:09
VC12 from communications, AEP is clear. They'll call back with an ETA.
01:14
Are the lines that are down, are those Comcast and Frontier?
01:21
Yeah, that's affirmative.
01:23
No power lines down, just cable and phone lines.
01:27
A.E.P.
01:29
I'll have to handle.
01:30
Yep, they're clear on the pole snapped in half.
01:34
Thank you.
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Paulding Rd, Indiana
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