Fallen utility pole blocks county road, Bay AR
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As discussed during the dispatch call, a telephone pole with a transformer fell across County Road 635 in Craighead County, blocking the roadway and creating an electrical hazard. Fire units and electric crews were dispatched to the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Craighead AR Fire-Talk Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
00:42
Transcript:
00:00
We're going to be arriving on scene.
00:02
We do have a telephone pole with transformer mounted to it,
00:05
laid pretty well across the road here on County Road 635.
00:09
Copy. Be advised we are still trying to get through to Craighead Electric.
00:12
(name withheld), stand by and I'll give you a good address for it.
00:15
Okay.
00:16
Lake City dispatch.
00:18
Lake City, go ahead.
00:19
The address is showing to be near County Road 635.
00:23
Near County Road Six Hundred and Thirty Five.
00:26
Engine one to squad two.
00:28
Go ahead.
00:29
Can you kill your light for just a second? Check, we're watching an arc there every time that pole sways.
00:36
If you're not on the north side of that other telephone pole, you might want to back up and stay here just in case it falls.
00:42
Copy.
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Location mentioned:
Co Rd 635, Bay, AR 72411
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